Andrew was in a desperate situation when he came to us last November.
He was suffering from depression and panic attacks. He couldn't work. He could barely even leave the house.
After being diagnosed with HIV, he thought his life was over.
Once a prosperous restaurant manager, he was only eating four times a week with food from the Salvos or Luncheon Club.
Within a few days of coming to BGF Andrew was safe in Supported Accommodation, and with counselling and support was soon back on his feet again.
He said “I thought there was nothing…but I feel normal again now”.
The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation was born 25 years ago when another young man fell ill with AIDS.
There were few support services back in 1984. So Bobby’s friends got together and threw a party to raise the funds to look after him when he could no longer work or care for himself.
There was more money than was needed for Bobby, and so the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation was started.
The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation has been helping people with HIV for 25 years. Today we care for some 1400 people - old, young, female, male. The youngest is 8, the oldest 77.
Your 25th anniversary gift to the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation will help people with HIV to stay in their homes, pay for vital HIV medications, return to work, do a training course, or just return to a state of wellness.
Approximately 3 Australians a day are diagnosed with HIV. And infection rates continue to rise!
You never know when someone you love might need help. Please join us.
Your donation could do so much:
* $25 could pay for one clients’ vital HIV medication for a month
* $100 could pay an essential gas or electricity bill to help keep someone warm this winter.
* $300 could pay for a client's HIV medication for a year
* $500 could help someone attend the life-changing Positive Futures workshop – showing them how to make life changing decisions
* $1000 could help provide a week of healthy meals for people with HIV who are homeless or cannot afford to feed themselves
Every gift large or small really is really valuable and helps us continue our work.
Please make a 25th anniversary gift to help someone with HIV ‘get their life back’ as Andrew has.
Give $50 or more before 30th June and we’ll send you a special, limited edition BGF key ring that I hope you will carry with you to show your support.
You’ll also get:
• priority invitations to our events
• be kept up-to-date on what’s happening with HIV in this country
• find out how your support is making a difference to individuals with HIV
So please, be a friend and help a friend. Help a person in need and make a donation today
Make a tax deductible gift now to help people with HIV ‘get their life back’.