celebrate halloween & dia de los muertos!
OCTOBER 28 & 29, 2022 7:00pm – 2:00am
Stacy’s @ melrose | 4343 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85007 | (map)
Dear Community Partner,
RipplePHX is delighted to bring back a community-favorite, signature, large-scale HIV Testing Event – The Fall Carnival! This year’s Carnival will be held on Friday, October 28th and Saturday, October 29th at Stacy’s @ Melrose. We invite you to partner with RipplePHX to welcome Phoenix’s LGBTQ+ Community to participate in this exciting event to eat, drink, play, win and get tested!
Our last Carnival event was held before COVID in January 2020, where over 1,000 people attended over 2 days, more than 150 people received a Free Rapid HIV Test, and more than $5,000 was raised for 4 other nonprofit organizations through our Carny Takeover Program. We also partnered with 3 other HIV-organizations to provide a way to reach the people at the greatest risk for HIV by hosting this exciting, community-centric event!
This Year’s Ambitious & Important Goals:
This year, RipplePHX has set an ambitious goal to raise $50,000 at the Fall Carnival, which will directly benefit critical community-based HIV programming as we join in the fight to end the HIV epidemic in Maricopa County. Additionally, we aim to provide Free Rapid HIV Testing to 200 attendees, while also providing linkage to HIV prevention and treatment services. Our Carny Takeover Program is also returning where volunteers from 4 other nonprofit organizations will “takeover” our game tents and receive 25% of all ticket sales sold during their time block. The Carnival provides paid opportunities to 50 local artists and entertainers to showcase their talents on the Sideshow Stage, and 12 vendor spaces available at no cost for local, Latinx business owners to show-off their handmade treasures in our Market.
Your support matters so much!
In the sponsorship materials below, you’ll find more information about the ways you can partner with us to continue providing critical HIV Testing, Prevention and Treatment services in the Phoenix Metro Area. If you or your company is interested in supporting this impactful event, please complete the online application and payment form, or contact Jeremy Bright at jeremy@ripplephx.org or by calling 623-264-8666.
Thank you in advance for your consideration! Let’s create ripples, together!
Sincerely,
The RipplePHX Team
Some Favorite Carnival Moments
RipplePHX’s is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and our mission is to create ripples throughout the Phoenix LGBTQ+ Community around HIV Awareness, Testing, Prevention and Treatment. We are 100% outreach-based, and we seek to engage people who don’t typically seek services at traditional HIV brick & mortar organizations. We do this by piggy-backing on existing events in the community, building new relationships at locations to provide HIV testing, and by building our own events (like our weekly Lotería events or the Carnivals) to attract our priority population to engage them in services at the events.
HIV Testing is the gateway to prevention and treatment, and RipplePHX’s testing efforts have increased every year since we launched in 2018.
72% of tests in 2022 have been with people who are at the highest risk for HIV (men who have sex with men (MSM), especially men of color). And 60% of tests have been with people who are at-risk, but had never been tested before or haven’t been tested in 2 years or more – a true testament to our mission.
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