We have an historic opportunity to beat AIDS because the President is going to Africa on January 10th. Right now he is considering an historic AIDS initiative. Without it, 2.5 million people will die from AIDS in Africa next year. Your call to the President can make the difference.

Please call the White House at (202) 456-1111 between 9am and 5pm on Wednesday and Thursday December 18th and 19th. Please follow the prompts until you get an operator who will take your message. If you are calling from a touch tone phone press 1 and then, when asked, press 1 again to leave a message. The operator will ask for your home state and message.

We suggest the following message: "I am calling to urge the President to offer an historic AIDS initiative on his trip to Africa. The President has the chance to offer hope to the 2.5 million people who die each year of AIDS in Africa. If the President will commit between $2.5 billion and $3 billion each year, we can save millions of lives."

You can also add other key background facts: 6,500 people die each day of AIDS in Africa, and 9,500 are newly infected each day. There will be 25 million orphans in Africa by 2010 unless we act now. For only a dollar we can prevent newborn babies from contracting AIDS.

Please also call your local Senator and Representative and to encourage them to express support for a historic AIDS initiative.

To find your Senators and Representatives, please follow this link:
<http://capwiz.com/rollcall/home/ >

If you can't leave a message, you can also email the President directly at president@whitehouse.gov

Finally, send this e-mail to friends and ask them to call the President as well.Together, we can beat AIDS.