Volunteers of America staff recruits staff, clients, volunteers for Eighth Annual Sacramento Valley AIDS Run/Walk

Opens Arms complex manager Donna Salsberry (left), administrative
assistant Nikki Stern and husband
Dan Stern, were among the mix of
40 Volunteers of America
employees, friends, family and
clients who volunteered at the
Eighth Annual Sacramento Valley
AIDS Run/Walk in September.

The Eighth Annual Sacramento Valley AIDS Run/Walk, held Sept. 14, 2008, was a successful benefit for several HIV/AIDS service providers in the Greater Sacramento area, including Volunteers of America.

More than 40 Volunteers of America staff members, clients, family and friends gathered on the west steps of the Capitol before sunrise to assist event organizers with the set up of staging and check-in tables.

"Our group was hard to miss since we were all running around in our matching Volunteers of America T-shirts," said Nikki Stern, an administrative assistant for Volunteers of America. "The Capitol City AIDS Fund, which organized the event, was very appreciative of our help in setting up and glad to see that we were there making ourselves visible as a resource and service provider to the HIV/AIDS community."

"To everyone who gave their time for the event, we thank you and look forward to doing it again next year," Stern continued.

Volunteers of America annually serves more than 50 people living with HIV/AIDS, operating programs that provide housing, medication management skills, substance abuse education and life-skills training.

To learn more about the Capital City AIDS Fund and the annual Sacramento Valley AIDS Run/Walk, see www.sacvalleyaidsrunwalk.org.