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💙 Registration is officially OPEN for AIDS Walk Northwest 2026.
For 41 years, this walk has brought people together to fight stigma, celebrate resilience, and support people living with HIV. This year, we're returning to our roots with a theme that started it all: All Walks of Life.
What began as a movement to respond to the HIV epidemic helped shape a broader vision of care that sees the whole person. Today, Cascade AIDS Project provides HIV services alongside primary care, housing support, behavioral health, and gender-affirming care across Oregon and Southwest Washington.
AIDS Walk Northwest remains a place to honor those we've lost, celebrate those living with HIV, and raise critical funds to support our programs and services. It's also an invitation to anyone who believes that caring for each other is one of the most important things we do.
🏃 Register today�
💙 Start your fundraising page�
📣 Build a team and invite your community
📅 September 19, 2026
Presented by Nike.
Register now: https://www.aidswalknorthwest.org
06/23/2026
🛒 Shopping on Prime Day June 23rd - 26th?
If you're already filling your cart, consider adding an item for our community.
This Prime Day, you can support two programs through our Amazon Wish Lists:
🍎 Esther's Pantry - Help provide food and essentials for neighbors in need.
https://link.capnw.org/EPantry
🏕️ Camp KC - Help provide camp supplies for children living with or affected by HIV.
https://link.capnw.org/CampKC
Every item helps make a difference. Thank you for helping us care for our community. 💙
06/19/2026
For nearly four decades, Dr. Poison Waters has been a beloved champion of Cascade AIDS Project, Our House of Portland, Prism Health, and the communities we are honored to serve.
Beginning her journey with CAP in 1988, Poison’s commitment has spanned generations of HIV and LGBTQ+ advocacy. From volunteering, and playing an integral role in the growth of Camp Starlight (2001–2012) to directing Camp KC (2013–present), and through more than two decades of unwavering support of our Art Auction, AIDS Walk, and countless community events, Poison has shared her extraordinary gifts as an entertainer, advocate, volunteer, mentor, and philanthropist.
Through her own fundraising efforts, her countless hours of service, and her leadership in shaping events that inspire generosity, Poison has directly helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars and has influenced the raising of tens of millions of dollars in support of HIV services, LGBTQ+ healthcare, housing, youth programs, and compassionate care.
Whether on stage with her signature humor and heart, behind the scenes offering guidance, serving in leadership roles, or showing up whenever our community calls, Poison has remained a constant source of joy, hope, and action.
Dr. Poison Waters embodies the very spirit of service, compassion, resilience, and community that the title of Queen Mother II of the Americas represents.
It is with profound gratitude and immense pride that Cascade AIDS Project enthusiastically endorses the nomination of Poison Waters for Queen Mother II of the Americas. There is no one more qualified for this extraordinary honor.
Thank you, Poison, for a lifetime of love, laughter, advocacy, and impact in service to CAP and our community.
06/11/2026
A huge thank you to Bill & Deborah Kalapsa and the Rose City Softball Association for hosting their 4th annual donation drive benefiting Esther's Pantry & Tod's Corner.
Year after year, their generosity helps strengthen our community and support our neighbors. Thank you for making a difference. ❤️
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