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FACT Holiday BINGO presents Christmas Vacation

October 16, 2016January 13, 2017 by Gary Gaguarino

SOLD OUT December 7th 2016 FACT is please to present its annual Holiday BINGO event. This year’s theme is “Christmas Vacation” – With your Holiday Hostess with the Mostist – Miss Pumpkin and all here merry elf’s. Come dressed in the holiday theme. Once again we will have prizes for best dressed and of course The Ugliest Sweater Contest which has become everyone’s favorite! 50/50 raffle, and Holiday Cheer and Food by our friends at the Raven. Holiday BINGO in December and is our most popular Bingo event. Annually, FACT raises about $36,000.00 from our BINGO events. This with the support …

2015 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Bucks County Cabaret featuring Lillias White

September 8, 2015December 7, 2015 by webmaster

For video, additional Information and tickets go to www.broadwaycares.org/buckscountycabaret Saturday, October 24 5 pm cocktails; 6 pm performance Bucks County Playhouse New Hope, PA Tony and Emmy Award winner Lillias White will bring her delicious, showstopping, once-in-a-generation song stylings to this year’s Bucks County Cabaret, a one‐night‐only concert produced by and benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The evening of song will be held Saturday, October 24, at the historic Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA. An ultimate Broadway diva, White has brought to life iconic roles in Cats, Once on This Island, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, …

FACT Bucks County NEWS and EVENTS UPDATED 07.29.2015

July 29, 2015 by webmaster

SUMMER TIME and the living is easy in New Hope, PA! WOW! THERE SURE IS A LOT TO DO!… AND HERE IS WHAT’S GOING ON… (scroll down for details on the listed events) Next BINGO is September 16th ~ HILLBILLY BINGO! New Hope Film Festival~NOW thru Aug 2 Friends of Library~BOOK SALE TRIVIA NIGHT~The Event Center~August 12 Fun Stuff at the Raven The RRAZZ ROOM~Great Entertainment Schedule Bucks County Playhouse presents “On Golden Pond” thru Aug 2 Where’s Bob (Egan)?? FACT AIDS WALK~Sunday, October 11 Halloween Pumpkin Ball-CANCELED~watch for the 2016 April Fool’s Ball Broadway Cares BUCKS COUNTY …

2015 16th Annual AIDS WALK (Oct 11) With Links

June 30, 2015December 7, 2015 by webmaster

Along with out 10K Walk along the scenic Delaware Canal in NJ and PA, we’ve added a shorter walk too. The longer walk will include special “token/stickers” along the way so you can be part of special prize drawing at the end of the Walk. BECOME A 2015 SPONSOR With various levels to choose from… Here is the link to SPONSOR Information and Sign-Up Form: Sponsor INFO 2015 AIDS WALK WALK…. With your heart and “soles”! Walker Pledge Form is available by this link: 2015 Printable Pledge Form Create your own on-line pledge page and let your …

2015 AIDS WALK T-Shirt Design Chosen

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 by webmaster

Louis Licitra, president of FACT BUCKS COUNTY has announced that a new T-shirt design for the AIDS Walk for 2015 has been approved by the Board. This year’s walk will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2015 with registration at 9:00 AM at New Hope/ Solebury High School. Last year’s walk raised over $65,000.00 to assist people living with HIV/AIDS in Bucks, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties. Funds are also awarded as grants to organizations to help with Education & Prevention programs throughout the year, as well as a Student Scholarship Program. FACT has distributed approximately two million dollars in the over 22 years servicing …

FACT receives donations from local organizations

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 by webmaster

Earlier this year FACT Bucks County received generous donations (Over $6,000.00) from The Bucks Motorcycle Club (Annual SANTA SATURDAY Event) and from The 2015 Lambertville~New Hope Winter Festival. FACT also receives various donations throughout the year. Last year FACT was recipient of $5,000.00 grant from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS; FACT will be applying for this grant again. FACT Bucks County would like to thank these organizations for their support. FACT has an annual budget of of $125,000.00, and it allows them to assist people living with HIV/AIDS in financial expenses and offer additional grants for prevention and education. Together with …

Immune Cells Can Be Manipulated to Kill HIV-Infected Reservoir Cells

April 30, 2015 by webmaster

As taken from POZ online Jan. 2015 It is possible to “boost” certain immune cells to enable them to kill HIV-infected reservoir cells that have been awakened from their dormant state, at least in a laboratory setting and in mice. Publishing their findings in the journal Nature, researchers drew immune cells and HIV-infected reservoir CD4 cells from 25 HIV-positive people and then studied those cells in the laboratory and in mice altered to have human immune systems. Read more: http://www.poz.com/articles/boosting_CD8s_761_26716.shtml

FDA Approves Early Human Trial of Potential HIV Functional Cure

April 30, 2015 by webmaster

As taken from POZ on-line 3/2015 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light to an early human trial of an HIV gene therapy that may lead to a functional cure, Medical Daily reports. The treatment involves drawing blood-producing stem cells from HIV-positive study participants who have had a poor response to antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. Next, the researchers will splice in genetic instructions to immune cells to make them resistant to the virus. Read more: http://www.poz.com/articles/functional_cure_trial_761_26943.shtml

NIH Funds Research Into ‘Kick and Kill’ HIV Cure Strategy

April 30, 2015June 3, 2015 by webmaster

As taken from POZ online edition The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Division of AIDS and Infectious Disease Services (DAIDS) has pledged $6.6 million to support the first human clinical trial into a cure strategy known as “kick and kill.” Read more: http://www.poz.com/articles/kick_kill_761_27066.shtml

Improving the effect of HIV drugs by the use of a vaccine