UPCOMING EVENTS
Volunteer Appreciation Party! Monday 07/19/10 - 6 to 8 pm
We can't do what we do without our extraordinary group of volunteers. Please join us for a celebration to honor all your great work. At Common Ground from 6 -8 pm.
Wine and hor d'oeuvres.
Monthly Agency Tour - 08/12/10
Join us for our next agency tour! You can get a personal view of our Prevention and Treatment programs. You can talk with our staff and volunteers and hear directly from some of our clients. If interested email us to RSVP or call (310) 314-5480 ext. 120.
PAST EVENTS
2010
Wine and Wisdom - 06/22/10
The Entertainment AIDS Alliance will be honoring (and benefiting) Common Ground at their big annual reception and mixer at Skirball Center on Tuesday Evening June 22nd.
Event under the stars with wine and hors d'oeuvres, silent & live auctions, and music by the Lori Jenaire Jazz Quartet.
"A toast to Common Ground" Annual Champagne Brunch Fundraiser - 3/20/10
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| Common Ground Toast 2010 |
View images of the Annual Champagne Brunch.
"Love in a Cemetery" - 02/06/10
The 18th Street Gallery will host a private showing of "Love in a Cemetery" from 6-8PM.
For details visit love_cemetery.php.
2009
3rd Annual Candlelight Vigil - 12/1/09
Join us for a candlelight vigil from 6 - 8 pm in observance of World AIDS Day.
We will walk together to Santa Monica City Hall with guest speaker Richard
Bloom, Santa Monica Mayor Pro Tem. The theme for this global event is "Keep the Promise" - a call on governments to fulfill promises made ensuring
access to HIV care.
Meet us at Common Ground - 2012 Lincoln Blvd (one block south
of Pico). Even if you are unable to walk with us, please join us at the agency.
Volunteer Appreciation Party! - 10/29/09
This past year was more challenging than others. We couldn't have accomplished so much without the extraordinary group of volunteers. Please join us for a celebration to honor all your great work.
AIDS Walk - LA - 10/18/09
Join Common Ground's Aids Walk Team!
LA County Rally and Protest - 06/05/09
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the North Entrance, Hollywood Forever Cemetery. 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard (between Gower and Van Ness) Hollywood. Come wearing a red shirt. (download pdf)
Aligning Ourselves with Hope - 03/21/09
A record-breaking crowd turned out for a Common Ground fundraising brunch March 21 at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica. Speaker Sheila Kuehl said the strong show of support - despite the economic downturn - proved that people in our community "are aligning ourselves
with hope."
More donors attended and contributed than ever before, helping support growing demand for Common Ground services. "This is an especially tough year," according to Executive Director Sharon Chamberlain. "This financial crisis has hit hard with the people we serve. More people
are showing up who need help. And they have greater needs."
This increase in demand coincides with an unexpected decrease in funding from LA County to support Common Ground's HIV prevention and care services. The cuts are part of county-wide budget slashing in response to lost tax revenues.
"We must meet this challenge. So many people are in trouble - we can't let their needs go unmet," said Chamberlain. "The cost of not helping is simply too high."
Click on the image below to see photos from the event. And if you have already, please make your contribution.
2008
2nd Annual World Aids Day Event - 12/01/08
The SPA 5 Consumer Advisory Board and Common Ground hosted our 2nd Annual World AIDS Day event on 12/1/08. Twice as many people attended the event this year including clients, children, parents and community members.
After meeting at Common Ground, the group took a candlelight walk to City Hall where HIV advocate Everett Alexander spoke. We returned to the agency for a reception.
This event was also covered by the Santa Monica Daily Press and is featured on the front page of the December 2, 2008 edition. You can follow this link to view the event: http://www.smdp.com/site/archives/120208.pdf
Thank you to all who participated and made this a memorable event! A special thank you to the SPA 5 Consumer Advisory Council for all their hard work.
