Our Story - GDMAF, Inc.
Named in Honor
Greg Dollgener
The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund was named in honor of our friend who died of AIDS in 1994. Despite his personal devastation by HIV, Greg taught us all strength and courage through volunteering at various AIDS organizations and helping those less fortunate than himself.
Today, the all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) organization carries on those efforts through fund-raising and assistance in his memory and honor.
GDMAF works through various AIDS services organization to provide financial assistance of last resort to those with HIV/AIDS in ways that agencies are unable.
Your help is needed. Volunteer or donate. Any amount is appreciated and is tax deductible!
Who We Are
Living with AIDS is hard enough.
Since 1996, GDMAF has assisted over 3,000 clients and disbursed more than $500,000 to meet needs such as rent, medication co-pays, rent or utility deposits and emergency payments to avoid loss of utilities.
Most clients are on Social Security programs and living on low, fixed incomes. For them, life’s unexpected emergencies can be catastrophic and lead to homelessness.
Your help is needed. Volunteer or Donate. Any amount is appreciated and is tax deductible!
We need your help.
GDMAF is changing and improving lives one person at a time. Through your gifts of time and treasure, GDMAF is helping individuals living with HIV/AIDS manage their unexpected emergencies.
Your funds go to those in greatest need, but requests for assistance outpace funding. Your support of GDMAF’s annual fundraising extravaganza, MetroBall, directly benefits clients.
What We Do
How We Help
The mission of the Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund (GDMAF) is to enhance the lives of people with HIV/AIDS in the North Texas area by providing financial assistance for critical needs when resources are exhausted through other local organizations.
GDMAF has provided more than $500,000 in assistance to more than 3,000 people since 1996 and continue to help increase the number of people we have helped each year.
GDMAF Process
GDMAF works solely through AIDS service organizations such as Prism Health North Texas, Resource Center Dallas, AIN-Access and Information Network, Health Services of North Texas (Denton, Plano & Greenville), AIDS Services of Dallas, Parkland Hospital HIV Services, Arms Clinic Arch Center (Children’s Medical Center, Dallas), AIDS Walk South Dallas, A Sisters Gift and AIDS Outreach Center (Ft. Worth).
Each application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis with assistance going to those with the greatest immediate need, funding permitted.
Our benefiting agencies:
Prism Health North Texas, Resource Center Dallas, AIN-Access and Information Network, Health Services of North Texas (Denton, Plano & Greenville), AIDS Services of Dallas, Parkland Hospital HIV Services, Arms Clinic Arch Center (Children’s Medical Center, Dallas), AIDS Walk South Dallas, A Sisters Gift and AIDS Outreach Center (Ft. Worth).
A message from:
Dr. John Carlo, CEO
Prism Health North Texas
A message from:
Leo Zea, Lead Case Manager
Prism Health North Texas
Here is how GDMAF helps:
- GDMAF paid rent for a person who was laid off from work and waiting for Social Security. He had exhausted his savings and his 401K and was facing eviction.
- GDMAF paid for a refrigerator for a person to preserve their liquid medications when their appliance failed.
- GDMAF supplied two oxygen tanks for a person who needed an emergency breathing apparatus.
- GDMAF paid for the repairs of an air conditioner for a disabled person who needed to be able to store medications and cook in a cooler environment.
- GDMAF covered the co-pay of a 14-year old girl who needed HIV medications.
- GDMAF paid the lab work fees for a person who reached maximum Medicare coverage and had no other financial assistance.
- GDMAF procured new furniture for a disabled person whose bed and sofa were infected with bedbugs and destroyed due to the infestation.
- GDMAF made the car payment one month for a person who needed to get to the Doctor for regular visits.
- GDMAF covered the monthly bus pass for a person with emergency transportation needs to get to the Doctor.
GDMAF is proud to help those in emergency situations with emergency needs. GDMAF has a 100% volunteer-based Board of Directors, which allows us to give 95% of all the funds we raise to people in need.
A message from:
Joey Avila
GDMAF Client
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