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February 2008

 

Presenting Outreach Coordinator

and Case Manager

Douglas Hayes

Hello to all ... I would like to take a second to introduce myself ... I recently graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Science in Community Health (also know as Health Education) and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.  That's right; we are now gearing up to be able to better serve the Spanish speaking community that is present in our region.  I will [also] be attending EAF events, being a presence out and around our community, and providing Case Management as needed.  I look forward to meeting, interacting, and getting to know you all better over this year and in the years to come!

¡Hola a todos! Me nombre es Douglas Hayes y en diciembre me gradué de la universidad de Western con dos especializaciones, una en la salud de la comunidad (o mejor dicho educación de la salud) y una en español. Sí, es verdad que queremos tener la oportunidad de mejorar nuestros servicios para nuestros clientes hispanohablantes. Yo soy el nuevo coordinador de alcances sociales y también un administrador de casos. Eso significa que voy a estar en los eventos de EAF, voy a estar fuera de la oficina trabajando en la comunidad y haciendo administración de casos como necesario. Lo que me pone contento es que voy a tener la oportunidad de conocer y hablar con muchos de ustedes este año y en los años que vienen.

 

February 2008

 

Presenting Community Programs Manager
Ryan Fredrickson


Thank you everyone at Evergreen for your warm welcome!  My name is Ryan Fredricksson and I'm a new addition to the staff, as well as to Bellingham.  My role at Evergreen will be Community Programs Manager and I will be focusing on Event Planning, our Volunteer Program and Website.  I am a full time college student and recent transplant from New Hampshire.  (No tmissing the New Hampshire winters.)  I'm looking forward to becoming more andmore active in the community and having a long relationship with this agency.

April 2008

July 2007

 

Presenting Case Manager
Dale C. Tarpenning II, MSW

 

 

 

Hello Hamsters (et al)!

 

Well, it's done! I finally finished my educational journey. It took me six years, but I'm done and here I am! Newly graduated from the University of Washington 's School of Social Work , I finally have the degree needed to do the work I've wanted to do since moving to the Ham eight years ago.

 

The degree, however, I must say, came at a cost: I had to move to Seattle for two years. While living in a metropolitan city can be a lot of fun, there come with it some headaches: traffic, parking—lack of and cost of—noise, and lots of other people; not that I'm complaining about the latter two, but rather, the former two were the biggest nuisance for me. For those of you that venture to the Emerald City , I'm sure you understand what I'm talking about. That aside, I enjoy Seattle .

 

For a long, long time, however, my heart has been here in the Ham; and I'm thrilled to be back. Some of you may remember me from several years ago (four to be exact, but whose counting?!). It's been my dream to work again at EAF, this time in the capacity of Case Manager. Well, it seems that dream has come true. So, here I am, Bellingham ! I'm delighted to be back.

 

 

 

Look out, World!

Nicholas was born

Sunday, April 29, 2007

Congratulations, Sarah!

 

 

Staff updates 2007

 

Introducing Scott Bertani

Outreach Coordinator / Case Manager

                             

Hello, Bellingham ! Name's Scott - one of the more recent additions to the Evergreen AIDS Foundation (EAF) team, as well as a new acquisition of the Pacific Northwest transplanted from Denver , Colorado . In Denver , I worked for Regis University as a Course Management Administrator and earned my Master in Nonprofit Management degree (MNM). Originally, I grew-up in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , (home to the recent XL Super Bowl Champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers… sorry, Seahawk fans).

 

So what does all of this lackluster hubbub about some anonymous guy from Denver-by-way-of-Pittsburgh mean? Well, it means that I am the new HIV/AIDS Outreach Coordinator/Case Manager for EAF and I am here to serve my new community. I am here hopefully to help all of us re-think what servicing people with HIV/AIDS is really all about. Because HIV is a story of social situation, it centers itself on people: who they are, what they do and how they interact with one another…and to be honest, that's what we should all really care about, the people and their stories. The disease itself, no matter how menacing it is will always play second fiddle to L-I-F-E. Now while that new life may look quite different from our old one indeed, remember that it also comes with a valuable gift:

L-I-V-I-N-G. And sometimes, just sometimes this new life of ours can guide us into responsible action and make us map out a brand new journey. For some of us with HIV/AIDS it can lead us onto the path towards getting basic, medical assistance, finding emotional/counseling support or even acquiring some sort of financial assistance when the need arises. But most solidly, it can help us take charge of our new life's story. You may not be the person you were before you had HIV/AIDS, the question posed today is: Who will you be? Let me be one of those people in your community that helps you make your living live-able all over again. So thanks, B-ham for welcoming me into your community and your profound outlook on life!

 

“You came into my life,

like a brick through a window

and I cracked a smile”

The Trash Can Sinatras', Cake Album 1990

 

 

  • Student project --- March 2007
  • Take a look at this recent project by 9th grader, Taylor from Skyview Junior High School in Bothell, Washington.

                There is much here to appreciate.

                                       Kudos, Taylor!

     

 

                                                                   

JANUARY 2007 --- From Friends to a Friend :

Craig Wunder has worked at Evergreen AIDS Foundation since 1995 (the first “real” employee). Before that he was a volunteer. This month, Craig will be leaving Evergreen AIDS Foundation to start something new. We all reach points in our lives when it is time for a change, as a different pasture calls, and while we all wish Craig the best in his new endeavors (sure of his success), it is with a VERY HEAVY HEART that we see him go. It is no overstatement to say that Craig, by his innovative and diligent prevention work in the community the past 15 years, has saved countless lives. This is an extraordinary measure of the work of a man.

This agency, the larger community, is deeply grateful.

Everyone knows Craig, and he is irreplaceable. In Bellingham, Craig is iconic – available day and night, in or out, under a bridge, over a river, through whatever barrier, to counsel, test, reassure, inform, encourage. Outreach is a difficult job, often out of sight and in harm’s way, traveling a murky landscape. It takes a special person (with surety of purpose, staunch resolve and a THICK SKIN).

Craig has these attributes.

He asked that little be said about his leaving (Craig is quirky that way), except to say that he has valued his time here and is certain to stay on as a volunteer in the work of the agency. He remains strongly committed to preventing new HIV disease and will continue to “spread the know” about sexual health.

(You can take the man out of the mission, but not the mission out of the man.)

Most of you know Craig simply as a member of the community, a frequent presence at agency events, the bars (for work!) and wherever gay men gathered. He is your friend. And you will carry forward regardless of his place of employment. We ask, though, that you take a moment to remember and honor the work of a man who has made such a positive difference in the place we live (to the people we know).

It is a moment he has earned.
Good-bye and good luck. Or, see you soon

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