2009
YEAR IN REVIEW
THANK YOU COLUMBUS FOR A MEMORABLE 2009.
With Special Heart Felt Thanks to those whom this evening would not have been possible:
Gold Sponsors
Josh McKoon
Columbus Hospice
Ultra Care Medical (Dr. Folarin Olubowale)
New Horizons COMPAS Program
Silver Sponsors
Vista Care Hospice
Alan and Sandra Hummel
Robert Poydasheff
District Clinical Services
Gloria Strode
Teresa Tomlinson
Bronze Sponsors
Sam Rawls
Dinglewood Pharmacy
Skip Henderson
Evergreen Memory Gardens
Judge Gil McBride
Special Thanks to:
Lachelle Adkins
Brian Roberts - Sound
Gregory Grice - Photography
University Dining
CSU Cunningham Center
Ed Cox and Donald Tipton
Dee Armstrong
Marvina Lily
ColumbusGeorgia.ning.com
Mayor Jim Wetherington
Columbus Ledger Enquirer
WTVM News Leader 9
Country’s BBQ
AlloverTheValley.com
Playgrounds Magazine
CCGTV
WLTZ NBC 38
All Pro Trophy and Engraving
Columbus Times Newspaper
Clear Channel Radio.
Dr. Susan Andrews
DBI Broadcasting
PMB Broadcasting
Rick Jacobson of Maple Ridge Golf Course
Jeremy Hobbs World AIDS Day Speech PDF Download Here
First Annual HIV AIDS
Columbus Riverwalk Event
Date:
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Location:
Columbus Georgia Riverwalk
(Behind Rotary Park)
Event Type(s):
5k Run and 3 Mile Walk
Thank You Columbus for a Wonderful Event.
Over 92 Participated
September 18, 2010
Second Annual HIV AIDS
Columbus Riverwalk Event
The 26 Annual HIV/AIDS Candlelight Memorial
Columbus, Georgia May 17, 2009: The Chattahoochee Valley Better Way Foundation hosted the 26 Annual HIV/AIDS Candlelight Memorial.
Valerie Canepa, President of the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer was honored with the 2009 Better Way Foundation Humanitarian of The Year Award. The Better Way Foundation would like to extend to Valerie its upmost respect and appreciation for being Columbus Georgia’s Number One Helping Hand to those with HIV/AIDS.
Over 35 were in attendance.
This years Memorial Theme was:
“Together: We Are The Solution”
Dr. Folarin Olubowale, Columbus Georgia HIV/AIDS Physician was present and spoke to the crowd regarding “HIV: Through the Eyes of the Physician”
Chairman Jeremy S Hobbs gave the State of the Union for HIV/AIDS in Columbus as well as the South.
Mitzi Oxford, Chairman of the Mayors Committee for People w/ Disabilities spoke as well and informed the crowd that Chairman Jeremy S Hobbs is this years recipient of the Autherene Lee Person of the Year Award for his work with HIV/AIDS in the community.
This years memorial was Columbus’ best yet. Thanks to all those who made it possible.
Jeremy S Hobbs 2009 Candelight Memorial Speech
