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Chelsea Gulden, MSW
President & CEO
As 2025 begins, RAIN is filled with hope, renewed passion, and determination to serve our community with quality and integrity. We have set goals for our programs to provide safe, warm, and welcoming spaces for all individuals living with or at risk for HIV regardless of who they are or how they identify. RAIN is eager to provide space, both physically and figuratively, for people to safely access information, testing, resources, and prioritize overall wellness.
This year our signature events will mean more than ever as we have all the tools to end HIV. We will break the cycle of silence and stigma by marching through the streets of downtown at our annual AIDS WALK Charlotte, we will dance through the halls of the convention center providing fun and fellowship during Gay Bingo Charlotte, and we will remind ourselves of the great work being done in the community and why it is still important as we break bread during the World AIDS Day Luncheon. Please join us in 2025 by volunteering, donating, attending an event, or chipping away at the stigma by just talking to your friends and family about why HIV is still relevant.
Over the next year, we are going to fight to end HIV and that means addressing all the intersecting barriers. RAIN is proud to have your support and the support of the community by our side.