Dear Friends,
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we hope you know how much we appreciate you! TIHAN is blessed with wonderful volunteers, donors, CarePartners, staff, and colleagues, and we are grateful to work together for a healthier and more compassionate community…
Thank you for joining us, sharing your blessings, and helping us support each other to live well, especially during these challenging times. There is hope, and you have a part to play.
Here are a few announcements to help keep you connected and informed about TIHAN and all our happenings. Plus, one announcement that could make you much richer!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Scott Blades
Executive Director
Quick Links to This Month’s Articles
- You’re Invited: Our OUTDOOR December Holiday Cookie Exchange and Social/Service Event
- $25 Gets You a Chance to Win 3 Great Prizes – Deadline December 10
- Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Pothast Makes a Difference
- Featured CarePackage Item Needed this Month
- ‘Tis the Season to Share Warmth and Joy Through Your Gifts
- Celebrating Our Program Manager Deirdre Demers!
- Join Us to Celebrate Jim and Jill Rich in a Free and Virtual National Philanthropy Day Event
- TIHAN Office Schedule During November and December
You’re Invited: Our OUTDOOR December Holiday Cookie Exchange and Social/Service Event
Please join us on Thursday, December 9th from 10:00am – 11:00am at Reid Park for our Holiday Cookie Exchange! We’re looking forward to welcoming volunteers, donors, and friends to stop by Ramada #19 at Reid Park, socialize a bit with each other and the TIHAN staff, and bring some yummy cookies to enjoy and share. Vaccinated folks only, please, and feel free to bring a guest (vaccinated as well). Then, from 11:00am-Noon, we’d love you to stay and help us package up cookies that we’ll be distributing to our CarePartners the next day. RSVPs are encouraged—please let us know if you’re planning to attend – 299-6647 ext 202 or Scott@tihan.org. We’ll be at Ramada #19 on the WEST side of Reid Park (facing Country Club).
$25 Gets You a Chance to Win 3 Great Prizes – Deadline December 10
Time is running out to enter — the drawing is almost here! Purchase your Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle tickets to have a chance to win the Grand Prize: a brand-new 2021 Ford Bronco Sport, plus two more great prizes. Second Prize is two first-class roundtrip airline tickets to anywhere in the world, and Third Prize is $5,000 cash! Tickets are only $25 each, or 5 tickets for $100. For every ticket TIHAN sells, we get to keep the money to support our programs, and you get a chance at these three awesome prizes.
Tickets are available at the TIHAN office or online at https://tihan.ejoinme.org/win
The drawing will be held on December 17, 2021, but the deadline for purchasing tickets is December 10. With a limited number of tickets distributed, your odds of winning are much better than the lottery and many other raffles! You do NOT have to be present to win, but you must be 21 years of age or older to purchase/win. Get your tickets from us now and get your chance to win! Good luck!
Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Pothast Makes a Difference
TIHAN volunteer Diane Pothast first connected with TIHAN 3 ½ years ago when she moved to Tucson. “My sister is a UCC pastor in Philadelphia, and she told me about Rincon UCC Congregational Church in Tucson, and that was a big reason I moved here,” she shared. “I’m originally from Chicago, but when I was married, we moved around a lot because of my ex’s job – we lived in we lived in 10 different cities, including Toronto, LA, San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis. After all that moving, it was really important to me to finally find a church and a community that I could be part of.” Fortunately, through Rincon, Diane learned about TIHAN, and quickly got involved…
For more about Diane and her volunteer work with TIHAN and more…
Featured CarePackage Item Needed this Month
Thanks to your generosity in paper product donations, we currently have a healthy supply of toilet tissue and paper towels (but keep them coming!). Now, we’re seeking your help with additional donations of laundry detergent. Because some of our CarePartners carry their CarePackage on their bike, on the bus, or while walking, it’s helpful if the containers of laundry detergent are not too large or heavy. Would you consider picking up some smaller containers of laundry detergent during your next trip to the grocery store, or order it from your favorite online retailer and have it shipped to TIHAN? Donations can be dropped off at the TIHAN office Monday through Friday, between 8:30am and 4:30pm. Thank you for helping us to meet this need!
‘Tis the Season to Share Warmth and Joy Through Your Gifts
A gift can mean so much more than the actual item. Every December, our ability to hand out gifts and gift cards to CarePartners living with HIV lets them know that someone is thinking about them and wants to share with them the warmth of the season. CarePartners often tell us that the gift they receive from TIHAN is the one gift that they know they will get to enjoy each year. Can you help us make this a reality in 2021? As you shop and help spread the word, please remember:
- Gifts must be new and unused and should be donated unwrapped.
- Because CarePartners belong to a variety of faith traditions, or may not identify with any faith, we ask that holiday gifts do not portray any religious images or messages.
- It’s important for us to be able to keep gifts equitable, so please look for gifts with a value between $15 and $25.
- We are also hoping to give a $25 gift card to stores like Target, Walmart, and Fry’s to every CarePartner, so we also need donations of $25 gift cards.
- The greatest need is for gifts that would be appropriate for adult males.
- Please bring all donations to the TIHAN office by Monday, November 29.
Holiday Gift Ideas for CarePartners
Thank you for helping TIHAN make this holiday season more special for Tucson’s HIV/AIDS community!
Celebrating Our Program Manager Deirdre Demers!
This month, we celebrate Deirdre Demers, our Program Manager who commemorates her ninth anniversary of joining TIHAN! Please join us in celebrating Deirdre and thanking her for all the support and love she gives to TIHAN and everyone we serve.
Thank you, Deirdre!
Join Us to Celebrate Jim and Jill Rich in a Free and Virtual National Philanthropy Day Event
Every year as part of National Philanthropy Day, TIHAN celebrates one of our donors for their support of TIHAN as part of the Southern Arizona community’s commemoration of generosity. This year, we’re celebrating a wonderfully giving couple, Jim and Jill Rich, who make such a difference in our community. Since this year’s event is virtual, you can tune in and help us celebrate their philanthropy! On Friday, November 12, the free event takes place from 3:30-4:30pm (pre-party at 3:00pm), from the comfort of your home or office. To register to receive the event link, click here
Our two honorees are among Spirit of Philanthropy Award winners nominated by 36 nonprofits in our community. This year’s event will also honor these major award winners: Ginny L Clements; Social Venture Partners Tucson; Roche Diagnostics; Doug Levy; Alpha Chi Omega, Beta Lambda Chapter; Enrique Aldana; and Desha Bymers-Davis.
TIHAN Office Schedule During November and December
The TIHAN office is open Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, but will be closed on the following days:
Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day
Thursday, November 25th and Friday November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving Day
Friday, December 24th in observance of Christmas Day
Friday, December 31st in observance of New Year’s Day
