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Party to thank sponsors and major donors of the 18th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards
Posted February 3rd, 2012 – Press Releases
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – February 2, 2012) On the eve of the annual return of “The Steve Chase” to the Palm Springs Convention Center, Heather ...

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Dinner at My Place fundraiser returns for Desert AIDS Project
Posted January 31st, 2012 – Press Releases
Presented by Windemere Real Estate: Dinner at My Place fundraiser returns for Desert AIDS Project (PALM SPRIN...

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Party to thank sponsors and major donors of the 18t...
Posted February 3rd, 2012
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – February 2, 2012) On the eve of the annual return of “The Steve Chase” to the Palm Sprin...
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Dinner at My Place fundraiser returns for Desert AID...
Posted January 31st, 2012
Presented by Windemere Real Estate: Dinner at My Place fundraiser returns for Desert AIDS P...
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Peter Gallagher and Matt Bomer to be feted at 18th A...
Posted December 6th, 2011
On Saturday, February 11, Peter Gallagher and Matt Bomer will each receive an Arts and Activism Award at the 2012 Ste...
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D.A.P. to commemorate 30 Years of AIDS on December 1
Posted November 18th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – November 18, 2011) December 1, commonly observed as World AIDS Day, marks the beginning of D...
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Desert AIDS Project and FIND Food Bank receive two-y...
Posted November 7th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – November 7, 2011) Each year since 2004, the Neighborhood Builders grant program from the Ban...
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Give yourself a good scare … while benefiting D.A....
Posted October 17th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – October 13, 2011) What’s the Halloween season without a good, scary movie? Better yet, how a...
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D.A.P. accepts GLAAD Amplifier Award for “AIDS is...
Posted October 5th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – October 5, 2011) Desert AIDS Project was honored when they heard that their “AIDS is not o...
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Jackie Lee Houston: Long-time friend to Desert AIDS ...
Posted September 16th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – September 16, 2011) Like so many other organizations that felt the warmth and generosity of ...
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Desert AIDS Project to receive $5,000 in honor of CE...
Posted September 15th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – September 14, 2011) On October 15, David Brinkman will be honored with the second annual Pep...
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“Super Revivals” to open on Wednesday, September...
Posted September 15th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – September 14, 2011) The location of the new Revivals store just off the Monterey exit of the...
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Walgreens again supports Palm Springs AIDS Walk with...
Posted September 13th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – September 13, 2011) Throughout the month of September, the Walgreens Red Ribbon promotion ha...
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D.A.P. offers HIV testing incentives for National HI...
Posted September 12th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – September 12, 2011) In honor of the fourth annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day ...
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Joan Rivers to host Queen Latifah, Megan Mullally, ...
Posted September 1st, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – September 1, 2011) Gala co-chairs Barbara Keller and Jim Casey invite supporters of Desert A...
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Desert AIDS Project launches new, more interactive w...
Posted August 30th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA - August 30, 2011) To recognize their 27th anniversary of providing services for those with HIV ...
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D.A.P. Remembers Guy Lawson
Posted August 17th, 2011
(PALM SPRINGS, CA – August 17, 2011) The recent passing of Guy Lawson, a prominent member of the Palm Springs c...
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Dancing with the Desert Stars to benefit Desert AIDS...
Posted August 10th, 2011
The Palm Springs Convention Center will be sparkling on Saturday, September 24 when local “Desert Stars” pair up ...
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Hydeia Broadbent to receive Partners in Activism Awa...
Posted July 21st, 2011
When she said, “I am the future and I have AIDS” at the 1996 Republican National Convention, 12-year-old Hydeia B...
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D.A.P. offers education and incentives for National ...
Posted June 23rd, 2011
Desert AIDS Project will mark National HIV Testing Day on Monday, June 27th with free and confidential HIV testing at...
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D.A.P. to mark 30th anniversary of first AIDS diagno...
Posted June 1st, 2011
On Sunday, June 5, a giant red AIDS ribbon will stand outside the front entrance of Desert AIDS Project at Vista Chin...
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Restaurants score best Dining Out for Life fundraise...
Posted May 20th, 2011
With most of the thirty-seven participating restaurants in Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Dese...
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National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day on May 18: Offer...
Posted May 16th, 2011
Desert AIDS Project was pleased to learn that a recent experimental vaccine, tested on monkeys with a form of the AID...
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Pre-party for “Bulldog’s Disco Bash...
Posted April 21st, 2011
Dig out your platform shoes and head over to the Gardens on El Paseo from 4:00 – 6:00 PM on Friday, April 29, to ge...
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Presented by Bank of America: Dining Out for Life on...
Posted April 21st, 2011
For the sixth consecutive year, participating restaurants – 35 this year, from Palm Springs and Cathedral City to R...
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Revivals in Hillcrest asks San Diego to “Give ...
Posted April 8th, 2011
As people crowded in to the Grand Opening of the Revivals store at 1644 University, some were wearing tee shirts that...
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Lorna Luft doubles-up for Desert AIDS Project on Sat...
Posted March 29th, 2011
Close on the heels of her dynamic performance at the 2011 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards gala, Lorna Luft will conti...
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Father Andrew Green leaves D.A.P. Board, Ted Briggs ...
Posted March 28th, 2011
Father Andrew Green, pastor of St. Paul in the Desert Episcopal Church in Palm Springs, who has served on the Board o...
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Gift helps continue free and confidential HIV testin...
Posted March 14th, 2011
The Clark Trust made a $50,000 gift to Desert AIDS Project for the purpose of HIV prevention, education, and testing....
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Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards kick-off at Sunnylan...
Posted March 4th, 2011
Although the newly renovated Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage is slated to open to visitors la...
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Baccarat on El Paseo continues support of Desert AID...
Posted February 23rd, 2011
The distinguished honorees at the Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards gala have been leaving the stage with beautiful pie...
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Revivals to benefit Mama’s Kitchen, San Diego ...
Posted February 7th, 2011
When Revivals opens its Hillcrest location at 1644 University in San Diego on Wednesday, February 9th Desert AIDS Pro...
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Mayor’s Leadership Council to review solar pro...
Posted February 2nd, 2011
Prior to their monthly meeting at Desert AIDS Project on Thursday, February 3, members of the Mayor's Leadership Coun...
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Entertainment for Every Taste at the 2011 Steve Chas...
Posted January 28th, 2011
Co-hosted by Joan Collins and George Hamilton You might agree that being entertained by a couple ...
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New HIV testing location in Desert Hot Springs
Posted January 10th, 2011
First Community Baptist Church is the latest partner to join Desert AIDS Project in their commitment to offer free an...
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