The mission of the NAMES Project AIDS Foundation is to use the AIDS Memorial Quilt to help bring an end to AIDS. To achieve this, The NAMES Project Foundation and the Central New Jersey Chapter have established the following goals:

• Provide a creative means for remembrance and healing
• Illustrate the enormity of the AIDS epidemic
• Increase public awareness of AIDS
• Assist with HIV prevention education
• Raise funds for community-based AIDS service organization

Our local Chapter, one of many around the country, works to fulfill the goals of The NAMES Project Foundation, the national organization that displays and maintains the AIDS Memorial Quilt. We work together in the following ways:

• Panelmaking
  • Overview of panelmaking
  • Hosting a panelmaking workshop
  • Chapter sponsored panelmaking workshops
  • Chapter sponsored panel dedications
• Displays
  • Arrange both small and large local displays of the Quilt at schools, places of worship, businesses, community organizations, and for World AIDS Day Commemorations
• Fundraising and Donations
  • Sponsor a variety of fundraising events throughout the year along with memberships, honorariums, and other activities to support the Chapter's efforts, and provide funds to local AIDS organizations.

Volunteering is encouraged for anyone who wishes to join our growing family. We are friends, lovers, parents, spouses and family members. We are gay men, lesbians, straight, white, people of color, working professionals, retirees and students. All of our lives are touched by AIDS. Committee positions are always available to those interested in working with the Chapter.

To sign up for committees or volunteer to help out, please contact the webmaster for more information.