Concerned Parents for AIDS Research (CPFA), a tax exempt, nonprofit organization, was established in January 1989 by parents who, in light of Alison Gertz’ public revelation that she had AIDS, realized that all of their children were at risk. CPFA’S mission is to secure an AIDS free future for all children by funding basic bio-medical and clinical research projects that will lead to a more complete understanding of the disease process, to the development of better treatments, and ultimately, to the discovery of a vaccine and a cure for AIDS. CPFA reaches out to parents to increase their awareness of the threat AIDS poses to everyone and to show them how they can become involved in ending this public health crisis. Since its inception, CPFA has raised over $5 million to support research teams seeking to increase our understanding of HIV/ AIDS and to devise new methods of preventing and treating the disease.

As president of Concerned Parents for AIDS Research I am pleased to thank our supporters and welcome new friends. CPFA was founded 18 years ago and has become a leading organization in the support of innovative Aids research projects around the world. All of our research dollars are carefully distributed to scientists and programs that are rigorously evaluated and selected by our executive board of directors. The efforts of CPFA are driven by a hardworking group of volunteers who recognize that AIDS is a threat to future generations and who believe that its devastation must be stopped. Complacency mixed with poor judgment still propel the spread of this fatal disease and a cure must be found. AIDS is a pandemic that has no socio-economic boundaries. We all have the potential to be infected and affected. CPFA remains dedicated to our mission of supporting AIDS research so that an effective vaccine, and ultimately, a cure can be developed that will allow all our children to live in a world free of AIDS. I am honored to be a concerned parent committed to the fight against HIV/AIDS.