AIDS activist Bob Bowers youth HIV/AIDS educator long-term survivor Madison Wisconsin

camp heartland youth retreat willow river, minnesota Bob Bowers

 
 
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Bob Bowers at Camp Heartland
Willow River, Minnesota

October 8, 2005

 
I will never ever forget this weekend at Camp Heartland's youth retreat in Willow River, Minnesota. If the summer camp were not special enough, this retreat is packed full of love, compassion and support for the campers as well as the staff. I can't commend Neil Willenson and his staff enough for providing youth affected or infected with HIV, the opportunities to thrive in life, regardless of the obvious obstacles they may face. I am truly honored to have been part of such a heart warming, motivating and inspiring retreat!

Camp Heartland photos

The tireless and wonderful Tiffany and Ben, thank you!

Camp Heartland
Camp Heartland fun! Megan with her hands full of pumpkin...
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Camp Heartland Youth Retreat

Thank you Erin

A very different feel from our summer sessions!

"May faith and hope survive!"

I wish you all the luck in the world and hope that you live another 42 years.

MArtyna

 

OTP One Tough Pirate AIDS activist Bob Bowers

 

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Bob Bowers and Megan. You are beautiful inside and out Megan, THANK YOU

Camp Heartland

My new mentee and one inspiring young man, Tyrone!

 
Camp Heartland staff counselors

Camp Heartland definitely has its benefits! You are so loved!

 
 

Da Pirate and Shelley Whittet in Camp Heartland honor garden

Da Pirate and Shelly Whittet in the amazingly beautiful Honor Garden.
Thank you Shelly for all your help in the Campaign to END AIDS and all that you do for Camp Heartland!

 

 

 

 

 

AIDS Activist and long-term AIDS survivor Bob Bowers Madison Wisconsin

 

AIDS Activist and long-term AIDS survivor Bob Bowers in front of the Capital in Madison, Wisconsin

 
 
HIV positive speaker and AIDS activist Bob Bowers, One Tough Pirate, also known simply as "Da Pirate," has been living with and surviving HIV/AIDS for 25 years. Bob started as a youth HIV/AIDS educator  with peer education programs in Los Angeles shortly after his diagnosis. To broaden his personal message of prevention through education, hope and awareness of the disease, Bob founded the nonprofit HIV/AIDS educational organization, HIVictorious, Inc. in 2005. HIVictorious addresses youth HIV/AIDS education and prevention and provides AIDS awareness in Madison, Wisconsin and throughout the United States through Bob's public speaking and it's AIDS awareness poster contest, "What if it Were You?" Mr. Bowers long-term survivor of HIV/AIDS, and someone who has lost dozen of friends to AIDS, Bob is wholeheartedly committed to educating today's youth and young adults, about the realities of HIV/AIDS as well as living with AIDS long-term. Mr. Bowers is a champion for hope and survival despite some of the difficult circumstances that we ALL face in life.
 

"Compassion is our cure." ~Bob Bowers

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