Saturday December 1, 2007 Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts 300 North Harbor Dr. Redondo Beach, California Produced by Neighborhood Fundraising Network (858) 277-6090 | (619)262-8831 9 am Registration • 9:30 Opening Session Keynote Speaker: Keith Rawlings, MD, Medical Director Peabody Health Center / AIDS Arms, Inc. Produced by Neighborhood Fundraising Network, Inc. For information and sponsorship opportunities, call (619) 262-8831 • (858) 277-6090 25 YEARS & COUNTING Contact Info: Phone: (858) 277-6090  E-mail: nfn@san.rr.com  Web: www.neighborhoodfn.org Produced by: Neighborhood Fundraising Network, Inc. in collaboration with Kemet Coalition, Inc.

Neighborhood Fundraising Network is requesting Event Sponsorship for the Seventh Annual Southern California People of Color HIV/AIDS Conference, held in conjunction with global, national and local HIV/AIDS awareness efforts on Saturday, December 1, through 2, 2007 at the Crowne Resort Plaza in Redondo Beach, from 9:00 a.m. to the closing plenary at 3:30 p.m.  We anticipate hosting 400 conference attendees this year. This conference will combine both public and private sectors of the healthcare industry by reaching out to medical professionals, caregivers, community leaders, at-risk minority groups, youths, and women of color in order to educate, motivate, and support their involvement in the prevention of HIV/AIDS, unintended teen pregnancy and other sexual health risks.

Information and action are our greatest allies. The alarming facts: **Overall, the State of California has the second highest number of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in the United States; ** In 2004, Los Angeles County and San Diego County ranked within the top three regions for most reported cases of AIDS in Southern California. In the United States, 54% of new infections occur among African Americans and 64 percent of new infections in women occur in African American women. Children of African American descent represent almost two-thirds (62 percent) of all reported pediatric AIDS cases. Although only 15 percent of the adolescent population in the United States is African American, over 60 percent of AIDS cases reported in 1999 among 13-19 year olds were among African Americans
The Southern California African-American HIV/AIDS Conference is designed to bring critical leadership together to positively impact health outcomes within communities of color.
Registrants of the conference will receive the latest information and resources from a culturally-diverse panel of HIV/AIDS experts. In addition to plenary sessions, there will be workshops, educational booths, displays, and literature on up-to-date prevention and treatment modalities. Multidisciplinary experts will conduct comprehensive workshops developed to ensure that the informational needs of women of color, youth, persons living with HIV/AIDS, gay men of color, service providers, and the general public receive the most factual information available regarding prevention, care and treatment, socio-political issues, and more.
Experts in their fields will conduct comprehensive workshop tracks to:

• Provide the most recent information available regarding HIV/AIDS treatment and resources;
• Provide interactive forums for the discussion of HIV/AIDS issues in communities of color;
• Bring together medical professionals, caregivers, community leaders, and client/consumers in order to motivate, educate, and support their involvement on the subject of HIV/AIDS;
• Furnish a framework for communication between professionals, diverse ethnic groups, and HIV/AIDS infected and affected consumers;
• Create a comprehensive community support program that helps families, men, women and youth and embrace healthier lifestyles.

Those who will benefit from the conference include physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, prevention specialists, health planners, social workers, counselors, community members, certified health education specialists, pharmacists, administrators, correction officers, substance abuse counselors, caregivers, service providers, and others affected by HIV/AIDS either personally or professionally.
As you are probably aware, access to healthcare for HIV/AIDS patients remains a significant problem throughout California.   Neighborhood Fundraising Network, Inc. goal is to educate, train, and provide information on HIV/AIDS to healthcare providers throughout California physicians, physician’s assistants, nurses, oral health providers, pharmacists, mental health providers, and social workers. We offer specific education and training programs designed for healthcare providers. All of the above services will be provided at the conference. 
There are many opportunities to advance HIV/AIDS education. We are here to serve you so please let us know how we can help you.
Registration fee  which includes lunch and Breakfast is $75.00
For information about sponsoring/participating in the 2007 African American World AIDS Day Conference, please call Stephanie Edwards, MPA at (858) 277-6090.  
 E-mail: nfn@san.rr.com, or neighbor.i@sbcglobal .net