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Review Photo/BRIAN BISHOP Jamie Gilliland, case manager of the HIV/AIDS support network at Guthrie, right, and Paul Ingersoll, director of the support network, at a Chili Cook-Off held Tuesday as part of World AIDS Day.
Review Photo/BRIAN BISHOP Jamie Gilliland, case manager of the HIV/AIDS support network at Guthrie, right, and Paul Ingersoll, director of the support network, at a Chili Cook-Off held Tuesday as part of World AIDS Day.
BY BRIAN BISHOP
SAYRE - The hallways of the Patterson Education Building on Guthrie Healthcare's Sayre Campus were filled with the spicy smell of chili on Tuesday as Guthrie took part in World Aids Day with a chili-cook off.
World AIDS Day was started on Dec. 1, 1988, according to the Web site of AIDS charity AVERT, and is about raising money, increasing awareness, fighting prejudice and improving education. The World AIDS Day theme for 2009 is "Universal Access and Human Rights," the Web site states. "World AIDS Day is important in reminding people that HIV has not gone away, and that there are many things still to be done," the Web site states.
There are 33.2 million people living with HIV worldwide, including 2.5 million children, according to UNAIDS estimates, the Web site states.
"World AIDS Day provides an opportunity for all of us - individuals, communities and political leaders - to take action and ensure that human rights are protected and global targets for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care are met," the Web site states.
The cook-off pitted chefs from Guthrie's different departments against each other in a contest to see which department could boast the best chili cook, according to Paul Ingersoll, director of the HIV/AIDS Support Network at Guthrie. The different chili concoctions were judged by Henry Farley, director of food services at Guthrie. The winner of the second annual chili cook-off was Marsha Romberger, Ingersoll said. Second place went to Andrew Klee, who was last year's winner, while Kim Glab took third place, he said.
Along with the sale of chili and baked goods, the event also included raffles and the display of materials on HIV/AIDS prevention and education, Ingersoll said. All of the money raised through the event will be used on patient care in the four counties the support network operates in: Bradford, Tioga, Sullivan and Potter, he said.
The support network offers free, confidential support services to people infected with HIV, along with their families and friends, and also provides educational programs to the general public about HIV-related issues, according to a brochure from the group.
The results of the event were "significantly better than last year, and better than we thought (they would be)," Ingersoll said. Last year's event raised around $200, and early on in this year's event he said the contribution amount would likely be double that of a year ago. Ingersoll said he was happy with how the event turned out, and that it has started to develop a following among Guthrie employees.
Brian Bishop can be reached at (570) 888-9652; or e-mail: bbishop@thedailyreview.com.
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