Aliveness Project

I’ve had HIV for over 25 years and recently became a Member of The Aliveness Project. I was checking it out. I won’t be going back.
My husband and I tried to donate a 50″ plasma TV (we bought a new LED and have too many televisions) which is still under warranty and works perfectly. We were told, initially, The Aliveness Project would be happy to take our donation. So we packed up the TV and drove there. In person our donation was declined due to some reason about how they’ve been burned in the past.
How dare The Aliveness Project insult us and waste our time.
Reason why I won’t be going back: If they deny high quality donations then they are not going to provide high quality services. This is evident by the lack of communication between their volunteers and coordinators.
One of them suggested we take the TV to The Salvation Army… you know… the homophobic group down the street. Can someone yell «CLUELESS»?

The Aliveness Project is a community center for the HIV/​AIDS community within Minnesota. They service over 1600 members (which accounts for ¼ of the population of the state living with HIV/​AIDS) with all of their member benefits as well as with community outreach.
Offering lunch, dinner, and Saturday brunches it’s a place to go for those dealing with the debilitating affects of HIV to be able to socialize without fearing the stigma’s that are still associated with it.
Aliveness also offers services like a full food shelf (with care products/​food for your furry friends should you need it), Case Management services, Integrative Therapies (ie. Acupuncture, Shiatsu Anma, Healing Touch Massage, Chiropractic Services, Reiki Healing), as well as health and wellness training seminars.
They have a large voice in Minnesota and look to help those that may not be able to afford help, or those that don’t know where to go to seek it.
Without their continued efforts hundreds of people in the Twin Cities and even rural communities would go without what most people consider to be necessity.
I am proud to volunteer for an organization that does so much good, with so little!
((Dining Out For Life is an annual event supporting the Aliveness Project, please google it for a list of restaurants participating!))