Reflection

           

•  Total cash donation 1.13 million
• 30,000 people living with HIV in Philadelphia
• Over 500,000 people living with HIV in the U.S. aren’t receiving medical care.
• 25 million have died of aids since 1981.

“The staff is almost overwhelmingly friendly and helpful”

“this place is all Philly and it is all heart”

I originally picked to volunteer at PAT for because I am interested in fashion, and the ‘thrifting’ experience. I quickly learned to appreciate the store more vastly; there are a plethora of the most interesting characters that come in and out of the store, and seeing their enthusiasm embodies what Philly is to me.