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CABLE POSITIVE NEW YORK CHAPTER FORGES ALLIANCE WITH NEW YORK CITY’S AIDS SERVICE CENTER

NYC Community Organization to Benefit from Chapter Fundraising

NEW YORK, NY - May 7, 2003
The New York Chapter of Cable Positive, the cable and telecommunications industry’s national non-profit AIDS action organization, announced today that AIDS Service Center, a multi-service community organization in New York City that helps individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS, will be the beneficiary of a portion of the chapter’s fundraising efforts.

Cable Positive’s New York chapter will stage three fundraising events in the next 12 months to raise AIDS awareness, and AIDS Service Center will share in the proceeds.

The chapter, which consists of volunteer members from the cable and telecommunications industry and associated businesses, will also work closely with the AIDS Service Center to support its continuing efforts to provide the best possible quality of life and health for those in their care. One of five local Cable Positive chapters across the U.S., the New York group is now entering its second year of activity.

Founded in 1990, AIDS Service Center NYC (ASC) fulfills its mission of “helping many, one by one” by providing its clients with the care, resources, and knowledge needed to lead healthier, longer lives in the face of HIV/AIDS. Through its acclaimed peer education program and its range of innovative services, ASC provides individualized, meaningful assistance to New York City’s most vulnerable residents.

“It’s incredibly gratifying for ASC that a group like Cable Positive has recognized our work, but it’s even more important to our clients,” said Sharen Duke, ASC’s executive director. “Cable Positive’s generosity will make a real difference in the lives of the men, women, and children we serve.”

In addition to raising funds for the AIDS Service Center, the NY Chapter of Cable Positive will also be providing volunteers to participate in ASC’s many programs and services.

About AIDS Service Center NYC (ASC)
Through pioneering peer education programs and a comprehensive range of innovative services, AIDS Service Center NYC helps New York City’s most vulnerable individuals and families maintain the highest quality of life and health in the face of HIV/AIDS. A not-for-profit community-based organization, ASC fulfills its mission of “helping many, one by one” by offering services in a non-bureaucratic, client-centered, and friendly environment.

About Cable Positive
Cable Positive is a national non-profit organization that was founded in 1992 by three concerned cable executives with the mission of organizing cable’s resources in the fight against AIDS. Cable Positive is dedicated to unifying the talents, resources, access and influence of the communications industry to raise AIDS awareness; fund AIDS education, research and care; and promote a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV and AIDS.