COMMON Cares CHARITY 5K Walk

As part of the COMMON Cares initiative, COMMON has chosen to team up with AIDS Services Foundation Orange County to hold its Fourth annual COMMON Charity 5K Walk. Join the COMMON Cares team as it participates in the Aids Walk Orange County 2012. 

The event takes place on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at the Disneyland Resort.  The COMMON Cares team will meet in the Sleeping Beauty Pavilion of the Disneyland Hotel at 6:00 AM.  You can get your credentials, t-shirt, and help yourself to some energy snacks and light refreshments.  We will then head over at 6:45AM for the Opening Ceremony at Disneyland Main Street hub and finish in Downtown Disney.

The walk is for everyone - whether you’re a seasoned 5k’r, an early-riser, trying to get back into shape, or attending COMMON for the first time and just want to make new friends, consider taking part in this 5K charity Event. The walk will kick-off the 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition. With the numerous sessions, Exposition activities, and networking events on the agenda, finding the time to exercise will be challenging. In addition to starting out the conference feeling energized, you will be supporting a worthy organization. The event is open to all attending COMMON - be a part of the COMMON Cares team!

A registration fee of $35 is required to participate in the COMMON Cares 5K Walk.  In addition, we encourage you to also raise at least $50 in donations per entrant. The more people we get to pledge on the COMMON Cares Team Web site the better. It’s up to you!

REGISTRATION

If you are interested in registering for the fourth annual COMMON 5K Walk, please register online here or you can download the registration form here to register and sign the included waiver. (Please note that in order to participate in the race, the release form must be signed.) For additional information on volunteering or questions regarding the race, please contact Wynn Burke, Conference and Expo Manager, at 312.279.0238 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

FINISH LINE

Upon completion of the race, you may once again re-hydrate on the snacks and beverages located on the tables near the finish line. Participants will be recognized in the COMMON Conference Daily. Should you have additional questions please contact Wynn Burke at 312.279.0238 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

AIDS Services Foundation Orange County

AIDS Services Foundation Orange County (ASF) is the lead organization responsible for organizing, promoting and producing AIDS Walk. This includes soliciting corporate and foundation sponsorships, producing all advertising and collateral material, managing this web site, volunteer engagement, fiduciary responsibility for funds raised and working with the AIDS Walk Steering Committee which is comprised of recipient agency representatives and other community leaders. Founded in 1985 ASF is now the largest and most comprehensive nonprofit HIV/AIDS service provider in Orange County.

Each year, ASF helps more than 1,600 men, women and children, along with their families, that are living with HIV or impacted by HIV disease. Services include food, transportation, housing, case management, emergency financial assistance, children and family programs, Latino outreach programs, mental health counseling, support groups, HIV testing, and an extensive array of HIV prevention and education programs.

COMMON Cares Blood Drive

As part of its “COMMON Cares” initiative, COMMON has chosen to "give back" to the community where our annual meeting is held each year by holding a COMMON Cares Blood Drive. The fourth annual blood drive will take place during the COMMON 2012 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Anaheim, California at the Disneyland Resort.  COMMON has partnered with the Southern California Red Cross to hold the blood drive for all COMMON attendees, exhibitors, volunteers and guests. Join us Monday, May 7th from 9:30AM – 3:30 PM in the Mississippi Room at the Disneyland Hotel and give back to the broader community. The COMMON Cares Blood Drive will immediately affect the lives of the local community, and is an easy way to add some social service to your educational conference experience.

COMMON Cares Blood Drive

• Monday, May 2, 2011: 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
• Location: Disneyland Hotel, Mississippi Room

Why Give Blood

1. It feels great to donate!
2. You get free juice and delicious Keebler® cookies.
3. It's something you can spare – most people have blood to spare... yet, there is still not enough to go around.
4. You will help ensure blood is on the shelf when needed – most people don't think they'll ever need blood, but many do.
5. You will be someone's hero – in fact, you could help save more than one life with just one donation. 

Southern California Red Cross

The Red Cross was founded on the simple idea of neighbors helping neighbors in time of need. The Red Cross brings more than 50 years of blood collection and transfusion experience, deep community connections and a network of nationwide resources.

Commitment to the communities across America: 

1. Blood Services: We collect more than 6 million donations annually
2. Disaster Relief: We respond to more than 70,000 disasters annually.
3. Health and Safety: We train more than 11 million individuals nationwide each year in life-saving skills, such as CPR, first aid, and water safety.
4. Community Services: We support communities with transportation, food, babysitting, referral and other services for the homeless and the elderly.
5. Armed Forces Emergency: We help reconnect families separated by armed conflict and deliver messages to family members serving in the Armed Services.
6. Experience: More than 50 years operating the nation’s largest single blood program More than 200,000 blood drives with partner organizations A trusted provider for patients in more than 3,000 hospitals around the U.S., providing services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week A leader in transfusion medicine