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Youth HIV/AIDS educational poster contest to provide AIDS awareness in Madison, Wisconsin and the United States
 

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Thank you for your ongoing support of the "What if it Were You? HIV/AIDS awareness poster campaign!

 

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"What if it Were You?" AIDS awareness campaign and youth HIV/AIDS poster contest is made possible due to the immense generosity and ongoing support of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Johnson and Pabst LGBT Humanity.
 

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HIV/AIDS awareness in Madison, Wisconsin and the United States

AIDS awareness posters youth HIV/AIDS educational poster contest in high schools in Madison, Wisconsin
Congratulations to, Phin Ter Thao, grand prize winner for round 4 of our AIDS poster contest!

 

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HIV/AIDS poster contest winner, John Morikis with Bob Bowers-Madison, Wisconsin

John Morikis, from Edgewood High School received top honors for his school in round 4 our HIV/AIDS poster contest. Click photo to view his poster.
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youth HIV/AIDS poster contest winner, Phin Ter Thao from Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin  

AIDS posters by Madison, Wisconsin high school students

 

Congratulations to, Phin Ter Thao, He is our grand prize winner for round 4 of our youth HIV/AIDS poster contest!

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HIV AIDS posters by youth in Madison, Wisconsin high schools

These AIDS awareness posters were done by Memorial High School students

Click the banner to view the top 22 posters for round 4 on our Facebook page. We welcome you to become our friend!

 

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz honors Memorial High School's, Kenzie Keith-Drake and Phin Ter Thao,
for their winning HIV/AIDS awareness posters Congratulations, Kenzie and Phin Ter!

 

Every 9½ minutes (on average), someone in the United States is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
"What if it were you?"

 
 
Welcome and thank you for visiting our site!
"What if it Were You?" is a community HIV/AIDS awareness project and youth AIDS poster contest dedicated to promoting every-day awareness, compassion, education and support for HIV/AIDS in Madison, Wisconsin. Not only are we providing AIDS awareness and education to youth in our schools, but we also strive diligently to reduce the social stigmas of HIV/AIDS, while addressing some core issues in the fight against AIDS. Some of the issues we address that drive the epidemic are, racism, homophobia, poverty, domestic violence and addiction. It is important that youth and adults for that matter, understand the correlation between these issues and HIV/AIDS. We hope that you will take the time to visit our resources page and learn about the various AIDS organizations throughout Wisconsin and in the city of Madison. By visiting their sites, you can get an HIV test, find clean needle exchanges, get facts about HIV/AIDS and STDs, volunteer in the fight against AIDS, donate and so much more. We've even included a few fun National organizations where you can purchase cool products that generate money in the fight against HIV/AIDS throughout the United States and Internationally.
Thank you for your time, support and compassion!

"Compassion is our cure." ®
~Bob Bowers-Founder and President of HIVictorious, Inc.

 

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Winning AIDS poster by: John Morikis-Edgewood High
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), half of all new HIV infections in this country occur in young people under the age of 25. While the total number of American youth who have been infected with HIV is unknown, it is estimated that 20,000 young people are infected with HIV every year. That means two young Americans between the ages of 13 and 24 are contracting HIV every hour.

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Photos (above & below) from our 2010 awards ceremonies at Memorial and Edgewood high schools in Madison, Wisconsin. Our deepest gratitude to the students and staff! This is the 2nd time that each school has participated. Thanks for  creating some very powerful HIV/AIDS awareness posters!

 
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HIVictorious is grateful to A&U Magazine for featuring our youth HIV/AIDS poster contest.

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Don't look to become a person of success, look instead to become a person of value...

- Albert Einstein

 

HIV/AIDS awareness poster-honorable mention presented to Carl Beglinger by Teresa Bowers from HIVictorious

Carl Beglinger from Edgewood High School receives an honorable mention award for his HIV/AIDS awareness poster from Teresa

 
"What if it Were You?" AIDS awareness project and youth HIV/AIDS poster contest is supported solely by volunteers. Your generous donations will help us to continue this heartfelt mission of keeping everyday awareness of HIV/AIDS in our communities.

 

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Mayor Dave Cieslewicz honors Edgewood students for their winning HIV/AIDS awareness posters

Mayor Dave Cieslewicz honors Edgewood High School's, Natalie Walsh and John Morikis, for their winning HIV/AIDS awareness posters
Congratulations, Natalie and John!

 
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz Madison Wisconsin
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  Dear Friends,

Bob Bowers' work in Madison high schools to raise awareness about HIV has been very important to our community.  Bob puts a human face on the issue and he inspires all of us to think about how this challenge can be overcome, not how it might overcome us.  And I have no doubt that by raising awareness he has saved lives.  I'm so impressed with this work that I proudly hang the winners of his annual What if it were you? poster contest in my office to remind me of this issue every day. 

Madison Mayor
Dave Cieslewicz

Dave Cieslewicz Madison Wisconsin Mayor

Thank you Mayor Dave for supporting  our AIDS awareness project and the fight against HIV/AIDS in Madison!

 

Mayor Dave sharing with students at our HIV/AIDS poster contest awards ceremony at Edgewood High School in Madison, Wisconsin

 

"What if it Were You?" As seen in POZ Magazine

 
HIV/AIDS awareness posters-Winning poster by Collin Burke from Memorial High School in Madison, Wisconsin

HIV/AIDS awareness poster by Collin Burke
Memorial High School 2nd round winning poster

 

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Collin Burke, a high school senior from Madison, Wisconsin, says he took art class “by accident.” The teacher soon had Burke and his classmates entering the “What If It Were You?” AIDS-poster contest. “We had to demonstrate ‘What would you do if you found you had AIDS,’ ” says Burke, 18. “My poster expresses that I would try to make the world understand the facts. You know, like a lightbulb going on.” He took first place out of 100 competitors; the poster (left) will decorate buses, hair salons and diners throughout Madison. Says AIDS activist Bob Bowers, who sponsors the program through HIVictorious.org, “We picked Collin’s poster and thought we knew everything about him—until he was interviewed by the media and we found out that his uncle died of AIDS before he was born.” Says Burke: “I wish I had known him.”

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HIVictorious is extremely honored to have partnered with Papi, Inc. for Macy's Passport Events around the United States. We are deeply grateful for their support of our youth HIV/AIDS poster contest, "What if it Were You?" Papi is an advocate for HIV/AIDS research, care, prevention and education programs in communities around the country. For the past 26 years Passport has raised more than $27 million for HIV/AIDS research, care, prevention and education programs.


Macy's Passport Event to Raise money and awareness for HIV/AIDS

Our HIV/AIDS awareness posters were viewed by many at select Macy's stores, as well as White Party events in Florida.

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A very special thanks to the Madison Police Department for your support of "What if it Were You?"

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Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin with Rewais Hanna displaying his winning HIV/AIDS poster from our contest/campaign

Photo of Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin with winning entrant, Rewais Hanna, and his winning HIV/AIDS poster
You can read Ms. Baldwin's response to "What if it Were You?" here - View Rewais poster here

 
 

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2nd place AIDS awareness poster by Memorial High School student:
Kenzie Keith-Drake - 2010

The fight against AIDS/HIV-Compassion is our cure-HIVictorious, Inc. Madison, Wisconsin-United States

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On 9-11 four jets crashed with no survivors. Our nation declared a full out war. In 2006 alone, roughly 3 million people lost their lives to AIDS. That is the equivalent of 20 fully loaded jumbo jets crashing daily for a year, with no survivors and no war! In our 27th year with over 25 MILLION deaths, I ask why we globally have not declared a full out war on AIDS? Obviously saving human lives is not top priority for our great Nation and others. It is unthinkable to refer to such utter carnage and disregard as a cause!"
~Bob Bowers

 
 

AIDS awareness posters

These AIDS awareness posters were done by Edgewood High School students

Click the banner to view the top 22 chosen for round 4 on our Facebook page. We welcome you to become our friend!

 
 
What If It Were You” asks a simple and direct question. This worthy campaign, spearheaded by the compassionate advocates at HIVictorious and generously supported by many local businesses, asks an honest question to every individual. What would you do if you found out you were living with HIV? What will you do when confronted with the risk of contracting HIV through unprotected sex or drug use? HIV/AIDS affects everyone. Reminding all of Wisconsin that they may be at risk for this horrible virus, especially youth, tackles the ignorance and apathy that is much too pervasive within Wisconsin and its younger residents. The poster campaign involves young people, inspiring them to foster awareness and fight the indifference and stigma that cripples our fight against AIDS. “What if it Were You?” takes the battle to our schools, where prevention education and the struggle against ignorance should be more prevalent. AIDS Network is excited about this thoughtful and important awareness campaign. As more and more people  throughout Wisconsin test positive for HIV every year, “What If It Were You?” asks the candid and critical question.

~Dan Guinn
Interim Executive Director AIDS Network
 

Youth HIV/AIDS education-prevention-awareness in schools, jails, colleges and universities by HIVictorious in Madison, Wisconsin and throughout the United States

 
 

Round four of "What if it Were You?" is made possible through the generosity of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Johnson and Pabst LGBT Humanity Fund, PAPI, Inc., the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and the Mental Health Center of Dane County:

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation philanthropy online

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Wisconsin         Mental Health Center of Dane County - Madison, Wisconsin
 
 

AIDS awareness billboards/backlit signs to promote awareness of HIV/AIDS in Madison, Wisconsin - What if it Were You? educational poster contest - campaign

Photo of Lizzie Grams and Bob Bowers with her winning poster displayed as a backlit sign.
You can view some of our HIV/AIDS awareness posters at the Hilldale Shopping Center in Madison, Wisconsin

 
 

Please take the time to visit our generous sponsors!

    Java Detour coffee-Madison, Wisconsin
Lakeside Press-Printers in Madison, Wisconsin   Taco Bell restaurant-Madison, Wisconsin   Ella's Deli-Madison, Wisconsin
 

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What if it Were You? is an AIDS awareness campaign and youth HIV/AIDS awareness poster contest designed to inspire teens in area high schools to cultivate and communicate a more truthful, and inclusive perception of HIV/AIDS, promote prevention and compassion and aid the eradication of youth misconceptions and apathy. What if it Were You? AIDS poster contest aims to compel youth to recognize and renounce stereotypes and stigma, and dispel misguided beliefs about not being at risk. The AIDS poster contest is intended to empower youth to discover and define their own interpretation of the significance of HIV/AIDS and design an AIDS awareness poster using words &/or images to portray their point of view and deliver an HIV prevention message that will be effectively received by their peers. Allowing teens a voice and a means to convey their message will undoubtedly result in communication methods most likely to command the attention of and have the utmost influence on their peers.
 

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