August 7, 8 and 9, 2008: The Normal Heart
Please join us in the stage reading of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart,” a story of the AIDS crisis in the 1980s that was relevant then and is relevant today. This is a highly intense stage reading with adult themes and language. Tickets are $20.00 for the August 7 and 9 showings and $30.00 for the August 8 dinner show and are available from the GUAHAN Project at 647-5684 or 689-4480.
July 19, 2008: GUAHAN Project 5 Year Anniversary Celebration and Awards Ceremony
The Guam HIV/AIDS Network Project will celebrate 5 successful years as Guam’s only AIDS service organization. Please join the GUAHAN Project on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at the Guam Reef Hotel Bay View Room from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM for a special lunch and awards ceremony. Awards will be presented to outstanding local, regional and national individuals and organizations that contributed to the success of the GUAHAN Project. There will be a variety of special entertainment throughout the event. This is a free event so please join us in celebrating this exciting and important milestone in GUAHAN Project’s fight against AIDS on Guam.
July 12, 2008: Basic HIV Workshop
The GUAHAN Project will provide a Basic HIV Workshop from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Pacific Resource and Training Center (PRTC). Lunch will be provided. This is a highly interactive and progressive training that looks at the AIDS epidemic from unconventional perspectives and from the research and data collected by the GUAHAN Project. This particular training is limited to 12 participants. All participants will be required to sign Oaths of Confidentiality. There is no cost for this training. This training will be facilitated by Al Silverio. For more information, please call 647-5684 0r 689-4480.
July 7, 2008: Guam AIDS Memorial Quilt Materials
The GUAHAN Project is seeking donations of cloth materials for the Guam AIDS Memorial Quilt project. Materials can be of various cotton blends, polyester, silk, rayon, vinyl, leather, burlap, canvas, nylon, cashmere, you name it, it can be used. Materials can be from used curtains, linens, clothing, towels, clothing, tablecloths and just about any other source. We can even use materials with sequins, fur and feathers! The AIDS quilts are “Silent Teachers” for the community to remember those we have lost to the AIDS epidemic. Please visit the GUAHAN Project or call 647-5684 for more information on how you can donate for this very special project.
May 31, 2008
For the second consecutive year, the GUAHAN Project will present Big Al’s Mini Auto Show. This fundraiser displays over 1000 toy cars from the collection of GUAHAN Project Executive Director, Al Silverio. The toy cars date back from Silverio’s childhood to the present day. Many of the cars were obtained from the family’s world travels and include many interesting and rare pieces. Big Al’s Mini Auto Show will take place Saturday,May 31, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM at the GUAHAN Project Pacific Resource and Training Center. Entry fee is just $5 per person and all proceeds will go to GUAHAN Project’s AIDS education programs. Refreshments will be available for sale. Please e-mail guahanproject@gmail.com or call 647-5684 or 689-4480 for more information
May 30, 2008: Art Exhibit
Guma’ Mami, Inc. presents Creative Spirits, the 9th Annual Art Exhibit being held May 30, 2008 at the new Cars Plus Showroom in Maite. Please support this exhibit in solidairity with Guma’ Mami in their work to advocate for people with disabilities. The GUAHAN Project supports Guma’ Mami as a community partner. Please call Guma’ Mami at 477-1760/1764 for more information. Read More
May, 19, 2008
The National Asian and Pacific Islander (API) HIV/AIDS Awareness Day will be held on May 19, 2008. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are an estimated 1.039 million to 1.185 million HIV-positive individuals living in the United States. AIDS has killed more than 20 million people since the first cases were diagnosed in 1981. For APIs, one of the fastest-growing ethnic/racial populations in the U.S., HIV/AIDS is on the rise. According to the CDC, the number of APIs living with AIDS has climbed by more than 10 percent in each of the last 5 years. The number of adult and adolescent APIs diagnosed with AIDS through 2004 was 7,317. This awareness day is part of the Banyan Tree Project, a national campaign to fight HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination in A&PI communities. For more information, please visit www.banyantreeproject.org On Guam, new API HIV prevention posters will be unveiled at the GUAHAN Project Pacific Resource and Training Center office on Monday, May 19th at 11:30 AM. This special event will be in collaboration with the Life Foundation in Hawaii, the Guam Department of Public Health and the GUAHAN Project. Lunch will be provided and the public is welcome.
May 12-26, 2008
James Madison University (JMU), located in Virginia, will send students to Guam to study HIV/AIDS from the Micronesian Perspective in collaboration with the GUAHAN Project. Students visiting Guam will engage in interactive and didactic learning processes within a culturally rich and diverse Pacific learning environment with the GUAHAN Project. Dr. Todd Sabato, JMU Professor, will accompany his students to Guam in this first-ever HIV/AIDS educational collaboration
April 22, 2008: Recycling and the GUAHAN Project
The GUAHAN Project takes the first step in becoming earth-friendlier by recycling aluminum cans. April 22 is Earth Day and in observance of this special time, the GUAHAN Project will become more focused in saving the earth as it moves ahead to save lives. The organization already minimizes paper waste by recycling paper and minimizing paper copies in the offices. All proceeds generated by the collection of aluminum cans by the GUAHAN Project will ultimately benefit the Guam Public School System.
April 19, 2008
The GUAHAN Project will offer a Basic Board Development for Non-Profit Organizations workshop. This workshop will be from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the GUAHAN Project Pacific Resource and Training Center. Lunch will be provided from noon to 1:00 PM and there is no charge for this workshop. Workshop learnng objectives include understanding basic board officer roles and responsibilities, basic establishment of non-profit organizations and basic organizational infrastructure. This workshop is limited to 15 participants. Please e-mail guahanproject@gmail.com or call 647-5684 or 689-4480 for more information.
March 15, 2008
There will be an AIDS Memorial Quilt Introductory Workshop from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the GUAHAN Project Pacific Resource and Training Center. Lunch will be served from noon to 1:00 PM. This workshop is limited to 15 participants. A history of the Names Project will be presented along with basic AIDS Memorial Quilt guidelines for creating new quilts. Please call 647-5684 or e-mail guahanproject@gmail.com for more information.
February 20-22, 2008
Pacific Islands Jurisdictions AIDS Action Group (PIJAAG) meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii; for more information, please contact guahanproject@gmail.com .
February 16-17 2008
GUAHAN Project Retreat to take place at the Holiday Resort Guam in Tumon village. Retreat theme is “I Am” and will provide participants the skills to foster positive change, increase motivation and recognize the importance of self-worth in working in an AIDS service organization.
February 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2008
GUAHAN Project HIV/AIDS Education Workshop for the Guam Public School System (GPSS) for teachers and administrators in collaboration and partnership with the Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services. Please contact Mr. Paul Nededog, GPSS Program Coordinator at 565-2961 for more information.
7:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the Fiesta Resort, Tumon.
January 29-30, 2008
Pacific HIV/AIDS Clinical Conference
The Hawaii AIDS Education & Training Center, John A. Burn School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa will present an HIV/AIDS workshop for Guam Doctors, nurses and public health officers at the Northern Regional Community Health Clinic in Dededo village. Please RSVP by January 18, 2008 via fax at (808) 735-8274 or by e-mail at bowent@dop.hawaii.edu . For additional information, please call Al Silverio at 9671) 647-5684 or Terry Aguon at (671) 735-7356.
January 28-February 1, 2008
Mary Santa Maria, Health Educator for the Maui District of the state Department of Health and Peter Silva from the Life Foundation in Hawaii will be the trainers for the Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR) Certification Workshop. This will take place at the GUAHAN Project Pacific Resource and Training Center (PRTC). Successful participants will be certified to provide oral HIV antibody Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR) services for people at-risk for HIV infection. This training will include participants from the U.S. Affiliated Pacifc Island Jurisdictions.
January 27-30 2008: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Conscious Living Fundraiser for the GUAHAN Project - RENT: The Production
Club Pash, Tumon Bay
Directed by Ernest Ochoco
Showtimes and ticket availability to be announced (Show Info)
December 22: Saturday
GUAHAN Project Film Festival
HIV/AIDS themed films and local productions for AIDS awareness
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
GUAHAN Project Resource Center located directly across Tamuning Elementary School, Chalan San Antonio, Tamuning, Core Pacific Building, Third Floor, Suite 301
Refreshments will be served
December 22: Saturday
A Youth Film Festival (YFF) and Youth Health Clinic will take place at Dr. Shieh's clinic located in Tamuning at 643 Chalan San Antonio, next to Guam Greyhound.
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
GUAHAN Project will be present to staff a display table and to provide free and confidential OraSure HIV antibody testing services.
December 15: Saturday
GUAHAN Project Open House and Photo Display – “GUAHAN Project’s First 5 years”
12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
GUAHAN Project Resource Center located directly across Tamuning Elementary School, Chalan San Antonio, Tamuning, Core Pacific Building, Third Floor, Suite 301
Refreshments will be served
December 14: Friday
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM 2007 Guam AIDS Memorial Quilt Artists Appreciation Event and GUAHAN Project Website Launch, GUAHAN Project Resource Center located directly across Tamuning Elementary School, Chalan San Antonio, Tamuning, Core Pacific Building, Third Floor, Suite 301
Refreshments will be provided.
December 7, 14 and 21: Fridays
Extended free and confidential HIV Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR) Services
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
GUAHAN Project Resource Center located directly across Tamuning Elementary School, Chalan San Antonio, Tamuning, Core Pacific Building, Third Floor, Suite 301
For appointments: Please call Pepe Garcia at 777-7375 or Al Silverio at 689-4480
Free giveaways and incentives
December 1: Saturday
World AIDS Day and RENT the Musical Awareness Event
12:00 pm to 3:00 PM
Bestseller at Guam Premiere Outlets, Tamuning
Meet the RENT Musical cast and see the Guam AIDS Memorial Quilt display
December 1: Saturday
Candlelight Observance and Quilt Display
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
GUAHAN Project Resource Center located directly across Tamuning Elementary School, Chalan San Antonio, Tamuning, Core Pacific Building, Third Floor, Suite 301
Dinner will be provided
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Guam Congresswoman 
“The human contribution is the essential ingredient. It is only the giving of oneself to others that we truly live.” These are the words of Ethel Perry Andrus. Words that truly represent the work you are about to witness tonight. The Normal Heart was just another job I auditioned for as a professional actor. I played the role of Mickey Marcus. But I did not realize the impact and the importance of this work as a theatre piece and a message piece. We learn a great deal about each other based on our histories and actions. This play is a history on the plague we know as AIDS and is one of most important examples of getting to know what we are up against as activists and people living in the age of this disease. 
