Getting to know you…

August 18, 2017

Getting to know you, getting to know all about you!

 

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Name: Paul

How long have you been volunteering at Philly AIDS Thrift?

Two months and I really enjoy it.

Are you more of a hunter or a gatherer?

I’m a hunter… I like the thrill of the hunt.

We finish the interview and you step outside the office and find a lottery ticket that ends up winning $10 million dollars, what would you do?

I’d donate half of it to Philly AIDS Thrift, then I’d pay someone to paint my portrait and hang it in Christina’s office and finally, take a vacation somewhere.

What was your best purchase at Philly AIDS Thrift?

Dinosaurs that I use as art, a bike seat, a backpack for biking, and a Flyers banner.

If you could be any animal in the world, what animal would you be and why?

I’d be a leopard/black panther from Jungle book. They are stealthy and climb trees.

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Who’s your favorite band: Rise Against

What are you known for?

Making people laugh!

What’s your favorite food?

(slight pause)… mashed potatoes

What do you do in your free time?

I play basketball, ride my bike and read books.

51Z0nLAfLmL._SY346_What’s the last book you read: The Alchemist

What’s your favorite thing about volunteering at Philly AIDS Thrift?

Working with the other people who work here…  Plus, it’s therapeutic organizing “stuff”.

 

 

$10,000 for William Way!

May 21, 2015

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Our check to the William Way Center makes us patrons of this summer’s groundbreaking exhibit at the National Constitution Center’s “Speaking Out for Equality: The Constitution, Gay Rights, and Supreme Court.” This coincides with the 50th anniversary celebrations of the first demonstrations in support of gay civil rights in the United States, in Philadelphia at Independence Hall in 1965.

 

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Barbara Gittings

There will be a weekend full of events, commemorating the anniversary, this 4th of July weekend in Philadelphia. Our satellite store, Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room, will be hosting Barbara Gittings day on Sunday, July 5th. Barbara was one of those early marchers and a key figure in the struggle for LGBT freedom. The author of the first and soon-to-be-released, biography of Barbara Gittings will be at PAT@Giovanni’s Room, signing her new book that day!

$73,000 in Grants Announed

March 23, 2015

We are very pleased to announce the recipients of Philly AIDS Thrift’s Grants Awards for winter 2014/15. We will be funding proposals submitted by eight agencies with $73,000 awarded in total. We presented the checks to the agencies onstage at GayBingo on Saturday, March 21st.

The eight proposals selected for the grants this time around are GALAEI’s Positivo program; AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania’s Planning Ahead initiative; support for meals and nutritional counseling for the HIV program at Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance; Project Hope at Family Services of Montgomery County; the Michael Taylor Fund at Action AIDS; the Washington West Project at Mazzoni Center. HIV-prevention programming for LGBTQ youth at The Attic Youth Center, and to Project ONE at Family Services of Chester County.

We’re thrilled to be helping support all these invaluable programs.
A Huge THANK YOU to all the Shoppers, Donors and Volunteers at our main store, Big PAT, and at PhillyAIDSThrift@Giovanni’s Room for making this all possible.

 

And thanks to PGN for their coverage of our grants awards here: http://www.epgn.com/…/local/8617-pat-announces-73k-in-grants

 

One Million Dollars in Donations!

February 5, 2015

PhillyAidsThriftWe recently celebrated our Million Dollar cash donation mark with a big bash in our store. Thanks to all the people who make this store what it is: Volunteers, People who donate, and all of our supporters and shoppers who grace our store every day. You have made this possible! Thank you!

Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room

January 21, 2015

unnamedHave you had a chance to check out our satellite store over on 12th & Pine St?  While the new Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s room continues to be the #1 source for new and used LGBT fiction and nonfiction in Philadelphia, we have expanded the store to include something for everyone.  Stop by today and discover our curated selection of music, clothing, collectibles, artwork and so much more!