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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

AIDS Project Los Angeles S.T.A.G.E Fundraiser

Grading:
Ease of Sign Up: 5/5
Physicality: 2/5
Fun Factor: 4/5

Info:
Address: 611 South Kingsley Drive. LA 90005
Phone: (213) 201-1600
Website: www.apla.org
Time Spent:
5:00pm-12:00am

Cut the Crap:
AIDS Project Los Angeles, is dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by HIV and raising awareness in hope of reducing the infection rates. They run several major fundraisers per year, including the AIDS walk, and the S.T.A.G.E. event which is a musical compilation with a new theme each year.

Personal Experience:
When we first arrived at the theater to help, we met Jim, the Volunteer Coordinator. He was really nice and very appreciative of our help. We were split up and assigned to work the silent auction and run the ticket booth. It was a lot of fun and a very social event, so that time went by pretty quick.
After intermission, the silent auction ended, and with the handing out of the prizes, so did the fun. When the show ended the flood gates opened and a rush of people came in to claim their winnings. To say it was an unorganized mess would be an understatement. The ladies in charge of the silent auction were yelling and throwing out commands like "Hey you! Get me sm143," without saying what sm143 was, no one liked that very much. Besides the hectic end, it was great hanging out with everyone and supporting a great cause. They have some really interesting and fun events coming up that we will be attending and looking forward to helping with. Thanks also to Jennifer, Nesrine, Lindsay, and Amanda for coming with us to help!
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  1. AnonymousMarch 30, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    My take on the APLA fundraiser:
    We were greeted by a very nice, yet visibly preoccupied, Volunteer Coordinator who was so scattered that he didn't assign us a job for a good while. Thank goodness, there were POP chips and sandwiches galore. We then worked in the ticket booth with people who seemed to thrive on chaos. high stress, for little reason.
    reminding my self of the reason i was there in the first place, was a big reason in me toughing through it...that AND the look on everyone's face when the flood doors opened for the silent auction.
    all and all it was an interesting experience, i think i might come as a guest next time.
    -amanda

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