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Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), 24 Nov 2011, p. 12

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Between noon and I pm. castem time. 200 questions relating to HIV will be “meted out by UL! N’l". 'lhe first five icipams lu (‘nrruffly tweet ' ouch mu:in a poi m. COMMUNITY: Trivia Challenge not so trivial fdr Stouffville woman ‘ The Give A Day Live Interna- tional Not «90 W chafing is a one-hour 'lMuer‘based m’via contest on the topic of HIV and the ‘IC and places mom affected it. 1119 event is orgamuxi hv (Rive A Day volunteers. “It’s a bit ufan experiment. I don't knmv if anyhody's lried 10 do Whefure." said Wk! Dr. lane Phflpou. founder’ofdw Give A Day orgaâ€" nimdon. For people who prefer a cerebral there. is an even! taking place Den; 1 -- CLINT. r Some péopk like to chal- lenge their bodes with endurâ€" ance events like mountain climbing and marathon run- ning to misc money andawamâ€" noss fut charities and organiza- tions. lhc ywmnvzir team with the BY SAND” IOLAN sbolu nay: mg mm Doctor turns to Twitter in AIDS fight Questions to be asked dur‘ ing ($IJNI' will be along the lines of; “What's the longest rivm in Africa?“ “Which fanmua NBA player announced he was HIV positive?” and "What year did India mpnn its first AIDS (‘33? Participants. whether they be individuals m teams. can find the correct answers any way thcy want. including using multipk'. (‘nmputcts and smart phones- 'lhc numbm of trivia ques- tions. 200. was not chosen at random. It represents the num- ber of people who die each hour amund the wudd of HIV. " “It'll get people talking and maybe surprise people ‘wich um? of the stats," DY. Philpon “We always like to put a dif- fmn-I spin (m thing; We prim isyou get to be a giver." Dr. Philpotl, chief of family mali. cine :1! Markham Stouffvillc Hospital. Ecéfiiifilsm SUN I'Sfi‘fi-Tribune THE LIBERAL 200 QUESTIONS F0: more mfonnaaon. go to hnp'g pzwmay cam-mowng challenge, ' 'I‘hero is one doclur' for awry 450 peopic in (hnada. she said 'lWo organizations (iiw A Day MTC'ImmBndS are the Ste- phen Lewis Foundation and Dignitas International, which use the donations to fund community-based projects such as orphan care, family servit'vs. treatment program“ and transport to and from those treatments. as well as mtcro enterprises for econom- ic support. according to Dr, i’htlpott. Stnct- its inception m 2H“. hive A Day has migxi just «MW 83 million. arcording to Dr Phil'me ‘ Slw noted the rmmlries mm! 31131186 by'HlV. whirh are in muthem Africa, have serious public infrastnmum pm‘blcms. includmg one doctor per ~10 .000 people in Ethiopia. . Dr. lane Philpott's Twitter event will help raise money. awareness album Ale next month. The Sloufivilk MD founded the Give A Day organizatinn. fllf PHOTO

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