2 Years today – Thanks to All

On 22 January, 2013, in Health and Wellness, Uncategorized, by Cindy Pivacic
I went public with my HIV+ status exactly 2 years ago today…… looked away, pressed that button and launched myself into the world of cyber 🙂
Ironically I hit 200 followers on this page yesterday!!
My website http://cindypivacic.co….za/ has 370 followers and the site has had a total of 9,781 hits. Many thanks to all my supporters, you know who you are.
An extra special thanks to the following people and companies who have really gone the extra mile.
Charlotte Kemp
Shawn Fouche
William Vincent
Colleen Bruce
Zowrae Muller
Robyn Norman
To my family who have been my biggest ‘fans’, thank you!
Lindsay Heydenrych (Mom)
Danya Botha (daughter)
Shane Botha (Son)
Clive Heydenrych and Elsa Mann (Brother)
Keith and Piera Heydenrych (Brother)
Colin and Lolo Heydenrych (Brother)
Those are just some of the remarkable people who have been EXTRA supportive.
I look forward to a special year in 2013 as all the ground work has been carefully and busily laid. To all you others that have been my local, distant and foreign support, I salute you!
THANK YOU!!

 

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 ‘Take Responsibility – Take Action’

Do YOU Support this initiative? – What can YOU do?

Companies and individuals lend your name to creating awareness!

 

‘HIVenture-Tour de Life’ aims to spread the word not the virus by promoting change in the lifestyle of South Africans to rapidly decrease the rate of infections.

 

The disease is still spreading with 1000 new infection daily in South Africa.

 

HIV and AIDS awareness has been neglected in the media over the past months adding to the decline of in-house awareness within the South African workplace.

 

Access to information for employers and employees is inadequate.

 

Focus will be on the corporate as well as public sector to increase information and dispel misconceptions by give personal testimony and mentorship.

 

“To mobilise and empower the South African business sector as well as the population at large to take effective action on HIV and AIDS”.

•Create an understanding of how HIV is transmitted in an attempt to curb the ongoing spread of the disease.

 

•Educate through experience and personal testimony of living with HIV and AIDS.

 

•Create awareness on how HIV and AIDS affects us all as a global community, infected or affected.

 

•Promote the view that those living with HIV and AIDS require understanding and consideration rather than judgment with a stigma attached to it as no one ‘deserves’ this disease.

 

Having counselled individuals and facilitated support groups living with HIV & AIDS, Cindy realises that more needs to be done to eradicate the stigma still attached to the virus.

 

This issue is preventing individuals from ‘coming out’ about their status and securing essential treatment and support.

The planned tour route.

 

Ø Pretoria
Ø Johannesburg
Ø Bloemfontein
Ø Kimberley
Ø Cape Town
Ø George
Ø Port Elizabeth
Ø Umtata
Ø Pietermaritzburg
Ø Durban
Contact me for more details.

 

 

What about the other 364 days of the year!!!

 

How can YOU support AID My Journey-Support’s World AIDS Day initiative, 365 days of the year?

 

AID My Journey-Support a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO 093-243) based in KwaZulu Natal aims to assist individuals living with the HI virus to empower themselves by generating  an ongoing income to sustain their wellbeing.

 

Support our Skills Initiative Projects – sms the word THINK to 38665 to donate R10.00

 

The Projects are namely;

1)         Computer Skills Initiative

2)         Training Support Group Facilitator

 

If you would like to DONATE directly into the bank account, details below.

 

FNB – Westville

 

Account Name                        AID My Journey Support

Account Type                         Cheque Account – (non-profit)

Account Number                    6233 080 2712

Universal Br Code                  250655

ABSA

 

Account Name                        AID My Journey-Support

Account Type                         Savings – (non-profit)

Account Number                    9266 809 550

Branch Code                          632005 (Pinetown)

JUMPSTART OUR PROJECTS

On 12 October, 2012, in Health and Wellness, Media, Press, Sponsors, Uncategorized, by Cindy Pivacic

HELP JUMPSTART OUR PROJECTS

PLEASE VOTE for:

‘AID My Journey-Support’

NPO 093-243            

Cindy Pivacic

Send email to: oja@saol.com OR sms 0834528617 by 20th October 2012

‘Operation Jumpstart Association’, the founding company of Natal LOTTO is celebrating 20 years of serving the community.

Founding members are reuniting on the 26 October 2012 and to celebrate they are giving 10 charities (KZN ONLY) the opportunity to receive R20 000

 

Thank You

Cindy

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NOW FOR MY CONTROVERSY ACT

On 12 September, 2012, in Health and Wellness, Resource, Uncategorized, by Cindy Pivacic

I find it intriguing and somewhat overwhelming that so many people are eager (admirable I might add) to support a cause. On one site over 6,290 people ‘like’ the page of a beautiful animal but when it come to the human race, that’s us; you, me, your brother, sister, mom, dad, aunt, uncle, cousin and the list goes on, are not nearly as important a cause to support.

Is it FEAR, ignorance or just plain……………..it’s them not me?

What has happened to your compassion for the human race, pray tell, I would love to hear.

I can guarantee you, you may not know it but someone you know IS living with the HI virus but because they are fearful of rejection they choose not to share their status with you.

Eventually they find themselves in poor health with nobody to turn to and guess what? They seek out others like themselves and hope for the best! OR they also become…….EXTINCT.

Not everyone has ’brought it upon themselves’ as some will warrant their lack of support by saying.

My question to you is; what’s hidden in your closet? (before you judge, think!!) We all have something we don’t want let out of the bag. Yours is just different to mine and theirs 😉

There are organizations out there like AID My Journey-Support that are trying to be a sustaining force  and empower individuals during this unplanned phase of their lives, don’t think it will not affect you, it will in the long run.

I hope those of you that are so benevolent and concerned enough will think about your fellow men/women that also need your enormously generous goodwill.

What are you going to do?

If anyone would like more information I have some projects that I wish to get up and running which will assist in people being able to have skills to generate an ongoing income for themselves and their families.

Project 1:        Computer Skills Initiative

Project 2:        Training Support Group Facilitator Course

Thank you for taking the time to read this. May you share the care!

Spring has arrived and I wish you a fantastic final quarter for 2012.

AID My Journey-Support is a Non-Profit Organisation (NPO 093-243) with offices based in Pinetown but not limited to region.

A proposal indicating the NPO’s initiatives and project plans of the organisation is available on request. I trust that you will consider this proposal as part of your CSI (Corporate Social Investment) Programme in support and empowerment of our community.

PLEASE NOTE: I am a Speaker and IEC (Information-Education-Communication) Facilitator on HIV & AIDS. Quotations are available on request.

If you have Health & Wellness Days planned and need my services, kindly contact me.

WORLD AIDS DAY 1st DECEMBER falls on a Saturday. If you are planning an event for this day, please keep this in mind.

This year the talk topic is:

a) ‘Take Responsibility’ which covers not only responsibility for yourself but in the workplace and the community.

b) What you as a company or individual can do to assist in making changes.

c) Talk content negotiable.

Please feel free to share/forward to the relevant person as well as with other companies that you may feel will consider supporting this initiative.

Who will be the first to order the soon to be released audio version of my book?

AID My Journey

by

Cindy Pivacic

‘It is all about you if you can live with yourself, stuff everyone else!

I understand fully that it is a serious, terminal disease but it is manageable, so try to keep your sense of humour and “Deal With It”, sounds simple, but for some it will not be, that is why I would like to share the more positive side of my experience.’

With – Andiamo Recording Studio

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Andiamo-Recording-Studio/234135143291496

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