Scotia Run

We invite you to come out with your friends and celebrate National Coming Out Day for a good cause at Mingle to raise funds for the ACAS #TOWaterfront42K Charity Challenge! WHOOP! Close to $5,400 RAISED AND ONLY 10 DAYS  AWAY FROM THE RACE! Thanks to your commitment support, we are pleased to announce that ACAS how has 22 runners/walkers since the launch of the #ACAS25 Scotiabank #TOWaterfront42K Charity Challenge campaign! HELP US REACH OUR GOAL! Currently, we have raised close to $5,400 out of our ambitious $25,000 goal. With your support and generosity, we know you can help us raise another $19,600 to reach our fundraising target to benefit East and Southeast Asians living with HIV and Queer and Trans Asian Youth! HOW YOU CAN HELP You can help us with the cause by registering as a runner/walker or become one of our sponsors. You can register now at https://raceroster.com/events/2019/20157/2019-scotiabank-toronto-waterfront-marathon Please refer to https://run4acas.tumblr.com/registration or https://www.facebook.com/events/972740509734398/ to get the charity discount PIN code and details on how to register for the race. WHICH TEAM DO YOU FANCY? Currently, amongst the 6 teams, our Community Engagement team ACAS25 is currently in the lead with close to $2,100 while the Support Program Team Love Fearlessly is following closely with over $1,500. After you register for the race, you can join one of these fun and dynamic teams and see which group will come out on top: 1. Love Fearlessly (Support Program; Team Leader: Andrew Miao) Join Team Love Fearlessly here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=877946 2. ACAS25 (Community Engagement Team; Team Leader: Christian Hui Join Team ACAS25 here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=876320 3. ACAS Running Ninjas (Men’s Program; Team Leader: Ryan Tran:  Join Team ACAS Running Ninjas here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=876439 4. ACAS in Action (CHAMPS by ACAS Team; Team Leader: Edison Luan)  Join Team ACAS in Action here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=880134 5. Herricaine (Women’s Team; Team Leader: [...]

Meet Tsering Choedon, one of the first-time runners/walkers who is joining the #ACAS25 #TOWaterfront42 Charity Challenge to help ACAS (Asian Community AIDS Services) raise $25,000 for our 25th Anniversary in support of East and Southeast Asians living with HIV and members of the LGBTQ communities. Tsering has set a fundraising goal of $5,000 and has raised close to $500 since the campaign was launched three weeks ago. This is what Tsering has to say: “TASHI DELEK! HELLO EVERYONE! SUPPORT ME, TSERING CHOEDON, TO RAISE FUNDS FOR ACAS AT THE 2019 SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT CHARITY CHALLENGE! Dear families and friends, Please help me raise $5,000 dollars to benefit the Asian Canadian living with HIV. I am delighted to say that it is my first time participating in this meaningful event at the Scotia Bank Toronto #TorontoWaterfront42 Charity Challenge! You can donate NOW at: NOW: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=4531910 I really hope to reach my goal of $5000 as this will help provide continual support and specialized services at ACAS for people living with HIV, Toronto, Canada. I am counting on you, my friends and community members, to donate generously! Your generosity and support will be deeply appreciated. Thank you in advance for your kind generosity. Any donations above $20 will receive a tax receipt. With Giving Gift, Tsering Choedon” ACAS #TOWaterfront42K CHARITY CHALLENGE UPDATE Thanks to your commitment support, we are pleased to announce ACAS has reached 20 runners and walkers since the launch of the #ACAS25 Scotiabank #TOWaterfront42K Charity Challenge campaign! In each weekly update, we will include a special feature. This week, we will feature our first time runner, Tsering Choeden. HELP US REACH OUR GOAL! Currently, we have raised close to $2,000 out of our ambitious $25,000 goal. With your support and generosity, we know you can help us reach our target to provide support for East [...]

Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: It is only 4 days away from the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k run on October 16, 2016, Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, ACAS has raised $ 16,375.00 as of Thursday, October 13, 2016! That means we have reached 80% of our $20,000 goal! Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, and please continue to support us in the coming days so we can add the $ 3,625 we need! In this update, you will see a very special video from the Teen Titans, our Queer Asian Youth (QAY) Team. Please watch below and find out why QAY is such a special program that deserve your support! With 7 amazing teams competing against each other for the top fundraising team title, below is an update of how much each team has raised so far. Team CelebrAsian is leading with a whopping $8,210, while Team ACASwonderWomen has overtaken the second place with $2310. Team Remembrance of Heroes are at the third place with $1640. Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain:Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $8,210 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain:Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $2310  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain:Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $1640  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain:Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $1405 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain:Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $1150 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team Shimmerellas – [...]

Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: With just under 3 weeks away from the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k run on October 16, 2016, ACAS has raised $6,915.00 as of Thursday, September 29, 2016! That means we have raised over 1/3 of our $20,000 goal! Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, and please continue to support us in the coming days! In this update, you will see a very special video from our Sex, Love, Asian, Men! (S.L.A.M.!) Men’s Program Team: Team ACAS SuperMen. Please watch below and find out why the ACAS SuperMen are so special and deserve your support! With the addition of Team Shimmerellas and Team Teen Titans, you would be thrilled to know that we now have 7 amazing teams competing against each other for the top fundraising team title! Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain:Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $4430 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain:Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $625                               https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain:Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $250                  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain:Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $710 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain:Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $800 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Team Shimmerellas – Transwomen’s Program (Captain: Mina) – Amount Raised $0 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=723939 Teen Titans – Queer Asian Youth Program (Captain Gabriel Bacani) – Amount Raised $0 [...]

Come join us and have some amazing food with great company this Saturday evening for a good cause! Mark your calendar and join us for an evening of amazing Thai food, fun and fabulous company hosted by Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp and Richard Utama to raise funds for the ACAS ScotiaRun Charity Challenge 2016! RSVP by Friday, September 23! Date: Saturday, September 24, 7-9 p.m. Location: Party Room, 256 Jarvis Street, Parking on the street Noulmook S., ACAS Executive Director, and volunteers will prepare an authentic Thai dinner for guests. Menu Authentic Thai curry (Green or Red) Son in law eggs Thai Esaan sausage Classic Thai desserts Mysterious dish we bet you’ve never tasted in any Thai restaurant before. Suggested donation: $30. Bring your own bottle (BYOB). Donation receipts will be issued for this event. Spaces is limited! RSVP with Mina at officeadmin@acas.org, Noulmook at ed@acas.org or call 416-963-4300 by Friday, September 23rd.

Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: October 16, 2016 is fast approaching. In fact, it is only 3.5 weeks away! We would like to thank all the 21 runners/walkers who are helping us to raise our $20,000k fundraising goal at this year's ACAS ScotiaRun Charity Challenge at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K Race! As of Wednesday, September 21, 2016, we have raised $4,690 from 63 donors, which makes us having reached almost one-fourth of our fundraising goals. This year, one of our runners and long-time ACAS supporter, Keith Wong, will be taking on the half-marathon challenge. Please read below for a very special ACAS ScotiaRun 2016 Runner Profile Feature about Keith! You would be thrilled to know that we have 5 amazing teams competing against each other to see which team would raise the most money this year. Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain: Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $2970  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain: Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $650                                 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain: Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $ 0                      https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain: Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $450  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain: Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $520  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Please join us as a runner/walker to help us raise funds. To find out how you can register as a runner/walker, please [...]

Thanks to our team of 32 runners, walkers, fundraisers, and our generous donors, ACAS has surpassed our $20,000 fundraising goal and raised a total of $24,172!!! With seven teams competing to raise the highest amount of funds this year, Team CelebrAsian once again raised the most amount of money two years in a row, with a total of $10.400! Our fastest runners at this year’s 5k race are Henry Luyombya with a time of 22’46”, and Anthony Ku Ong with a time of 23’14”. Our fastest staff runner is Christian Hui with a time of 25’17”. On behalf of the ACAS board and staff team, we would like to thank you for supporting ACAS.  Your contributions ensure that we can continue to provide quality services for East and Southeast Asians living with HIV as well as LGBTQ youths in the Greater Toronto Area. Dine for ACAS: Fabulous Feast – Thai Edition Dine for ACAS: Fabulous Feast – Thai Edition was a special culinary event that took place on October 10, 2015, to help ACAS raise funds for ACAS ScotiaRun Charity Challenge. The menu included various delicious Thai dishes including Green curry, Som Tum (papaya salad), Vermicelli salad, Thai Esarn sausage, Son in law eggs and an array of Thai desserts. We would like to thank all the supporters who came to feast for a great cause, as well as the fabulous team who put the event together: Patchmon Thai dessert, Kat, Nuan, Tammy, Duang, and Daniel for donating food. Darwin for flower arrangement and decoration. Tammy, Fendi, and Noulmook for cooking. Ronnie, Mike, and Richard for coordinating.

Have you seen the wonderful #Run4ACAS videos featuring some of our lovely teams? If you have not done so, please check them out here: If you have questions about the race, please watch the following video announcement by Christian Hui, Community Engagement and Ontario Positive Asians (OPA+) Coordinator. Make sure you watch the video til the end! If you would like to know how to join ACAS as a runner or walker at the race, please visit http://run4acas.tumblr.com or our ACAS website (www.acas.org) or ACAS Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/AsianCommunityAIDSServices) for more information. This year, we have the following teams raising money for ACAS. Let’s see which team will run the fastest and raise the most money! Please watch the following videos that each team has created just for you and visit the following team pages if you would like to make a donation to the team or a particular team member! 1. Team ACAS (General ACAS team) Goal $3000       https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=624643 2. Team CelebrAsian (Alan Li, ACAS Founder & Keith Wong, former ACAS E.D.)  Goal $8000+     https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=638625 3. Team Fierce and Fabulous (ACAS Women’s Program) Goal $5000       https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=640086 4. Team Ramen (ACAS Men’s Program) Goal $2000       https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=639537 5. Team REMEMBRANCE OF HEROES (ACAS Support Program)  Goal $5000 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=639632   6. Team QAY Naruto Run (Youth Program) Goal $1000        https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=640100 If you would like to make a general donation to ACAS (and not to a specific team or runner/walker), you can do so at the following secure, online link below: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/LocationHome.aspx?eventid=164260&langpref=en-CA&locationID=164339 Donations over $20 will receive tax receipts. If you have any questions, please visit: http://run4acas.tumblr.com or contact Christian Hui, Community Engagement/Ontario Positive Asians (OPA+) Coordinator at community@acas.org. Thanks for all your support and generosity in advance! #Run4ACAS

Dear runners, walkers, donors and ACAS supporters, Are you ready to run for a great cause and raise money for Asian Community AIDS Services (ACAS) to support East and Southeast Asians living with HIV in Toronto? Join us as a runner or walker on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at this year at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k Run/Walk (STWM) Charity Challenge! This is ACAS’ 5th year at the STWM Charity Challenge, and our fundraising goal is $20,000. We invite each and everyone of you to take part of the challenge either as a runner, walker, fundraiser, donor or supporter! Last year, ACAS had 26 runners/walkers in five teams to rasie a total of $24,811at the 2014 Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half-Marathon and 5k, exceeding our $20,000 fundraising goal. This year, we are hoping to once again achieve or surpass our $20,000 fundraising goal as a way to finish celebrating our 20 years of community building and activism for the East and Southeast Asian HIV and LGBTQ communities in Toronto. The funds raised will help ensure that our East and Southeast Asian service users living with HIV/AIDS can continue to receive the much needed culturally and linguistically appropriate services, to access emergency client funds to cover medication or emergency housing costs, and to apply for education allowance for education and training opportunities. The money raised will also help support the Ontario Positive Asians (OPA ) network that aims to bring all Asians living with HIV across the province together where they can connect with one another in a culturally-safe space and identify the needs most relevant to their well-being. Please watch this space, http://run4acas.tumblr.com, and our ACAS website (http://www.acas.org) and ACAS Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/AsianCommunityAIDSServices) for news and updates. If you would like to register to become a [...]