Tim's Gift: A Personal Approach to HIV/AIDS

Tim's Gift, is a communication workshop that takes a more personal approach to HIV/AIDS through the use of real life stories about people who have either passed away from AIDS or who are currently infected.  The workshop will take place from 6 to 8 p.m., in the University Room, located to the left of the Student Life Center.

In this two-hour workshop, Christa Huffman, a Communication Studies graduate student, will tell of her family's personal struggle with cope and loss from HIV/AIDS.  The workshop is named in loving memory of Christa's brother, Tim Huffman, who passed away from AIDS in 1998.

The workshop was inspired by Dawn's Gift, which is part of an educational HIV/AIDS video package created by Dawn's father, Larry Schwitters.  In this video, Dawn Beckhols shares her personal story of living with AIDS.  Tim's Gift aims at a similar personal approach.

The first hour of Tim's Gift will focus on:

• Tim's story
• Dawn's Gift
• MTV's The Social History of AIDS
• Mary Fischer's speech A Whisper of AIDS
• A memorial slide show dedicated to Tim

The second hour will focus on:

• Making an AIDS quilt panel for Tim
• Signing an SJSU AIDS quilt panel
• Visiting informational booths
• Mingling with fellow workshop participants

Light refreshments will be served.  Tim's Gift fulfills one requirement of Comm. 80.

This workshop is highly emotional and life changing.  Please prepare yourself in advance for sensitive topic material and conversations.

For more information, please contact Christa Huffman