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Photo Caption: Cox Communications, David Grabert On the morning of March 11th, members of Cable Positive Atlanta volunteered at Jerusalem House by grooming the playgrounds and other outside landscaping, discarding old furniture and delivering donated goods that included household appliances, cleaning supplies and family-size toiletries. A haven for homeless families (mostly single mothers with children) where either a parent or child has HIV/AIDS, Jerusalem House provides over 50 percent of Atlanta, Georgia's permanent housing designated for homeless people living with either disease. Click here for more photos. Positively Successful Cable Positive’s Atlanta Chapter raised more than $16,000 in its fourth-annual “Positively Art” fundraiser November 10, 2007. Established and emerging artists contributed over 100 pieces of art, including eight original works donated from the “Discarded Art” collection of Rainbow Media Holdings CEO Josh Sapan. Sold primarily via silent auction, the pieces generated heated bidding throughout the evening’s event, held at the BigHouse Studio loft in downtown Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill arts district. The proceeds benefit the programs of Cable Positive and AID Atlanta, the Southeast’s largest AIDS services organization.
Top Row: L to R: Chris Morter; David Deliman; Eric Needham, Eddie Johnson; AIDS Walk Atlanta Piedmont Park was the site of this year’s AIDS Walk Atlanta 2007 which took place on Sunday, October 21. Members of the Atlanta Chapter joined 14,000 runners and walkers to show their support of people living with HIV/AIDS and to remember those who have died over the years. The team, which included Cox Communications’ Kim Dimson, David Deliman, Chris Morter, Anthony Surratt and their friend Mark Snider, exceeded its original goal by raising $2,120 for Atlanta AIDS Services Organizations. Anyone interested in donating on behalf of Cable Positive Atlanta may do so through November 30, 2007.
(L to R) Mark Snider, David Deliman, Anthony Surratt, Kim Dimson, Chris Morter and David Grabert Trivia Night Cable Positive’s Atlanta chapter raised more than $4,000 for the fight against HIV/AIDS at the second annual Trivia Night held at the Cheyenne Grill in Atlanta. The event, sponsored by Arris and VeriSign, fielded 19 teams from various cable and cable related companies that matched wits for the top spot in the competition. In the end, a team from Cox Communications scored the most points and took home the highly-coveted Trivia Night trophies. Pictured below are the members of the winning team: Tony Maldonado, Beth Denning, Andy Albert, Debbie Cullen, and Kristen Weathersby. 
Gutterball 4 Strike for a Cause| photosCable Positive’s Atlanta Chapter donated $8,215 to Positive Impact, an Atlanta agency that provides critical mental health and prevention services to those whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS. The donation represented a portion of the proceeds from the Chapter’s 4th annual Gutterball bowling fundraiser April 25, at which more than 200 people from Atlanta-area cable companies spent an evening bowling for a great cause.
Pictured above (left - right): David Grabert Cox Communications; Susan Leepson Cox Communications; Anthony Surratt, Cox Communications; Alyse Ramer, The Sportsman Channel; Marcille Metexas, Turner; Pat Esser, CEO Cox Communications; Jermaine Lawrence, HBO; Jeff Perri, Cox Communications; Dana Levitt, Cable Positive; Katherine Collins, The Weather Channel and Jennifer Shuler, The Weather Channel; Below: Ed Campbell, Turner andPatrice N. Armour Cable Positive
3rd Annual Positively Art | photosCable Positive’s Atlanta Chapter raised more than $30,000 in its third-annual Positively Art fundraiser Nov. 2. Pictured at the event are Atlanta volunteers along with Cable Positive staff and the event’s honorary chair, acrobat and gymnast Matthew Cusick. In 2002, Cusick’s contract with Cirque du Soleil was terminated because he is HIV-postive. Cusick filed a discrimination complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The agency found evidence of discrimination and Cirque paid the largest settlement in history for an HIV-discrimination complaint settled with the EEOC. The story of Cusick’s courageous fight is featured in the first of a series of “Positive Voices” mini-documentaries produced by Cable Positive. At Positively Art, he spoke about the realities facing those with HIV and AIDS and also injected performance art into the event with a hand-balancing demonstration with performance partner Ken Berkeley. The event featured more than 100 pieces from about 35 established and emerging artists, including several cable artists. All proceeds will benefit the programs of Cable Positive, AID Atlanta and African Children’s Art Project. Event sponsors were WE tv, Commscope, Motorola, C-Cor, Juniper Networks, Communication Trends, and Hall’s of Fine Wines.
Pictured above are (front row): Steve Villano, Cable Positive President and CEO; Anthony Surratt, Cox Communications; (back row, from left): Dana Levitt, Cable Positive; Jeff Perri, Cox; Catherine Spray, The Weather Channel; Cusick; Ann Hart (Cable Positive Atlanta Chair), The Weather Channel; Jermaine Lawrence, HBO; Nicole Dicharry, Communication Trends; Stan Thomas, Comcast; and David Grabert, Cox. ...........................
Trivia Night
The Cable Positive Atlanta Chapter hosted their first annual Trivia night on September 6, 2006 at the Cheyenne Grille. The event was a rousing success with over 90 people in attendance. The chapter is already looking forward to next year's event! ...................
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