The Rev. Debbie Warren To Be Honored at Gala
Written by CharlotteSTYLE // January 5, 2012 // Giving in STYLE // No comments
The Human Rights Campaign North Carolina Gala Steering Committee announced Wednesday that The Rev. Debbie Warren of the Regional AIDS Interfaith Network will be honored with the Legacy Award at the HRC North Carolina Gala in Charlotte on Feb. 25 at the Charlotte Convention Center.
In 1991, the Rev. Debbie Warren began encouraging congregations to address the needs of isolated LBGT people with AIDS. Her vision and leadership united faith communities and the wider community to address the critical needs of isolated LGBT people living with HIV and AIDS.
Today RAIN is the only HIV nonprofit in Charlotte that provides direct client services and through Rev. Warren’s leadership, RAIN has…
- Engaged more than 100 congregations from 20 different denominations and faith traditions
- Provided more than 150,000 hours of service to persons with HIV and their loved ones
- Served 900 HIV+ clients
- Trained 3,000 volunteers
- Educated more than 80,000 people.
Rev. Warren is a founding member of NCAAN (NC AIDS Action Network) and has been active in state and national advocacy efforts. She has taught at the US Conference on AIDS and in May 2010 was invited to join experts on HIV/AIDS at The White House as part of a dialogue on the role of public-private partnerships in the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
“We are thankful and grateful for those individuals and groups that are creating equality in our communities,” say Steering Committee Awards and Scholarship Chair Aaron Parker. “It is our pleasure to honor them for their hard work and dedication.”
For more information on the event and to purchase 2012 HRC North Carolina Gala tickets, visit www.hrccarolina.org. Tickets are $195 per person before Feb. 8, 2012 (after, $225 per person); Federal Club Member tickets are $75; student and senior (65 and older) are $95.
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