Número 27 - Diciembre 2012 NEWSLETTER

Número 27 - Diciembre 2012
NEWSLETTER
Issue 27
December 2012
The actor and performer
Juan Carlos Ferrando and
the emcee Lucho Castro
started the event by welcoming all attendees.
O
n Saturday, December 1, as part of the World AIDS Day
events, Impacta hosted the 2012 Quilts of Love
event at Central Park in Miraflores. Different organizations,
groups and individuals were invited to participate in
The comedian and host of
"Tramopolinazo"
Carlos
Alvarez spoke to the
audience
about
the
meaning of World AIDS
Day.
building a large quilt composed by small blankets; each
quilt represents the impact that AIDS has had in the Peruvian society. At the event we exhibited 200 quilts during a
ceremony that included a candlelight ceremony of one
thousand candles, along with prayers, music and elevation
The TV presenter Monica
Cabrejos told the audience
the very moving story of
his friend and assistant
who died of AIDS.
of one thousand red balloons, representing the spirits of
those who have died of AIDS.
We appreciate the Municipality of Miraflores for their generosity in hosting the location. In addition, we are grateful to
the T.V. celebrities for collaborating the following for this
event: Monica Cabrejos, Carlos Alvarez, Juan Carlos Ferran-
All Volunteers lit one
thousand candles during
the"Candlelight"
ceremony.
do, Willy Noriega, Congressman Johnny Lescano, the sisters
of Prison Fellowship, and religious leaders. A special thank
you goes out to the individuals, organizations and institutions that made their quilt and contributed to the success of
the event.
Singer Willy Noriega performing the song that he
composed for “Quilts of
Love”
Thank you everyone very much!
WE PARTICIPATED IN:
Dr. Jorge Sanchez presenting at the “6th
Scientific Congress” at the National
Institute of Health.
Ms. Patricia Segura presenting "Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Peru"
during the HIV-AIDS Refresher Course at
the Hogar San Camilo.
Dr. Pedro Gonzales was interviewed in
the radio program "For Our People"
in Radio Programas del Peru.
Christmas
On December 20th, Impacta celebrated
Christmas with the children of our
participants and patients with games,
gifts, and lots of chocolate.
Impacta´s staff participated in a
“Quilts of Love” contest, and the
Laboratory team won as the most
creative quilt. Congratulations!
Our patient´s children singing and
dancing with the presenter
Children playing with the hostess of
the event and mimes
Children receiving presents from Dr.
Salvatierra, Dra. Rosa Infante and
the Registered Midwide Jessica Rios
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Thursday Plus
Attendees spoke about their experiences
in “To seduce and to be seduced... ¿Who
takes the first step?”
Impacta thanked the Community
Advisory Board for their successful
performace during 2012. A dinner in
their honor was held at a restaurant in
Barranco
Every Thursday at
Jueves de Plus
Community Education team spoke
about "Syphilis", symptoms,
treatment, prevention.
Open House celebrated Christmas with the attendees. They enjoyed a fun evening of
Karaoke, delicious hot chocolate and a lot of Panettone.
Your questions, comments and ideas are welcome. Send us an email impacta@impactaperu.org