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SDSD in the News
Not Our First Pandemic
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Join San Diego Pride and a panel of local leaders as we take a look back at the AIDS crisis beginning in 1981 and the LGBTQ community's long standing history of resiliency. The panel will feature community leaders who were on the front lines during the crisis and who have continued supporting the LGBTQ community in various capacities. Panelists include: Kim McAlister, San Diego Blood Sisters Ruth Henricks, Founder, Special Delivery Susan Jester, Founder, Walk for Life / AIDS Walk San Diego John Keasler, San Diego Pride, Pozibilities, Community Activist Terry Cunningham, Retired Chief of the County of San Diego HIV, STD and Hepatitis Branch of Public Health ServicesEntertainment
San Diego County Will Enter Purple Tier Saturday As COVID-19 Cases Increase
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Moving backward.. Due to an increase in COVID-19 cases San Diego county will soon be moving to the state’s most restrictive “purple” reopening tier. 483 cases and 7 deaths are being announced.. KPBS reporter Matt Hoffman spoke to a longtime business owner about what these new restrictions will mean.News & Politics
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Special Delivery San Diego - Trader Joe's
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A collaboration between Special Delivery San Diego and Trader Joe's. Food donations from Trader Joe's and other local grocery stores provide Ruth Henricks and her team of volunteers to repurpose that food for people who really need it. Special Delivery provides daily meals for people who are homebound and need food delivered while also providing a grocery pantry for locals in need to come shop for their own groceries. Ruth also instructs a class once a week focused on the needs of diabetics and how better foods can improve their conditions. Ruth has been doing great things in her community in San Diego since 1991 and recently was awarded CNN Hero Award in 2019. https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/09/us/cnnheroes-ruth-henricks-special-delivery-san-diego/index.htmlPeople & Blogs
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How this diner owner helped deliver more than 1 million free meals
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CNN Hero Ruth Henricks started delivering free meals to San Diego AIDS patients in the late 80's. Today, her non-profit Special Delivery San Diego has delivered more than 1 million meals, runs a food pantry and a diabetes program. Learn more and get involved: https://cnn.it/2JxPaQbNEWS
CNN Hero spent 30 years delivering free meals to homebound neighbors
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When the AIDS crisis hit San Diego, diner owner Ruth Henricks responded by delivering free meals to patients unable to leave their homes. Nearly three decades later, she has not stopped and Special Delivery San Diego has handed out more than 1 million meals to neighbors battling chronic illness. Learn more and get involved: https://cnn.it/2JxPaQbNEWS
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