2023 Honolulu AIDS Walk   ○   Batteries Not Included

Jared Smith

June 17, 2023 8:00am - 12:00pm

My Personal Fundraising Page

Twenty Five Years

It was in the summer of 1998 that I got the news that I was HIV positive. It took some time and lots of tests to get to that diagnosis but eventually they figured out why I was so incredibly sick. In doing the math, that meant that April of 1998 is most likely when I became infected.

25 years ago, the news sent my career into a temporary tailspin of which I was fortunate to recover from and get promoted one more time.

I do one big fundraiser each year and I do that wherever I am living. I do this in support of the organizations that help those newly infected or living with HIV locally. The Honolulu AIDS Walk is this year's fundraiser which raises money for the Hawaii Health & Harm Reduction Center (HHHRC).

So, this year I'm going BIG, I've got a team that is growing in size and fundraising, and we are currently sitting in 1st place. On June 17th we'll be walking with many others in remembrance, and in support of those like me, coexisting and living with HIV. I've got almost 40% of my goal achieved and with 66 days until the walk I'm confident in my friends and family that this year will be equal to or bigger than last year.

For my 25th year I'm asking you to support me by walking or giving, (or both). Thank You!!

 

Thanks to my very generous friends last year I was able to participate in the 2022 walk and we raised nearly $4000 for this amazing and vital cause. I'm looking forward to another great fundraising season, and walking around the city for this HHHRC AIDS walk. Please consider donating towards my fundraising goal and/or coming out and walking with me. 

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My Supporters

  • Melanie Hannon June 2023 $20.00
  • Scott Ronco Thank you Jared for always inspiring your friends and family to support this cause! See you out at the park! June 2023 $250.00
  • Anonymous June 2023
  • Jennie Schultz June 2023 $50.00
  • Kate Phillips Here’s to another year of health and awareness. June 2023
  • Scott Ronco Thank you Jared for always inspiring your friends and family to support this cause! See you out at the park! June 2023 $250.00
  • Tammy Cranwell We love you thanks for getting back in the fight. Thanks for being there for me when I had my virus ❤️ April 2023 $250.00
  • Mark Coffino Love you Muff - Always. You're such an inspiration to so many and one of my favorite humans on the planet. April 2023 $250.00
  • John Abbott March 2023 $250.00
  • Edo Forsythe Thanks for being an inspiration to the rest of us, Brother! June 2023 $150.00