The entire board of directors would like to announce the following changes and volunteer opportunities in 2009 for VAIN:

 Margo D. has decided to resign her position with VAIN effective January 21st, 2009.  Margo was one of VAIN's longest-serving and most dedicated volunteers. Everyone on the Board of Directors appreciates her many years of service and we all wish her the best in her future endeavors.  She will be missed by many.  

  The board of directors held their monthly Board Meeting on January 21st, 2009. After review of the prior 24 months of hotline call volume and much discussion, it became very apparent that, due to the shift in the HIV/AIDS pandemic and advancements in technology, the communities we serve have switched from calling our telephone hotline to using VAIN's website. The VAIN website received 1,293 unique visits and 3,715 page visits in 2008. During that same period, we received only 28 hotline calls. As a result, we will be shutting down our 24x7 hotline. We will maintain a telephone presence, but it will no longer be staffed 24x7 and will be primarily a business message line. Our focus for now and the future will be outreach via our web presence, our speaking engagements, and our community booth events.