Join the Otsego County Democratic Committee for the Annual
Saturday, September 10th
6PM
Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center
24 Market St, Oneonta
Dinner, Drinks, Music, Dancing
$50 per person
Chairman's Table $125 per person
Raffle tickets available for $1
Dinner provided by Chef Brian Wrubleski
of Mel's at 22
With Special Guest
Thomas DiNapoli
New York State Comptroller
2016 Honoree
Democratic Rural Conference Chair
Tompkins County Democratic Committee Chair
Also Speaking
Henry Joseph Nicols (August 9, 1973 – May 8, 2000) was born with haemophilia, a genetic disorder that meant he needed hundreds of transfusions to help his blood clot. This exposed him to many blood-borne infections, including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), with which he was diagnosed in 1984, at age eleven.
In 1990, he had his first opportunistic infection, which meant that he had progressed from being HIV-positive to having AIDS.
On March 8, 1991, Henry went public at a press conference. Surrounded by local Boy Scout Troop 1254, he discussed his condition and declared that he would use his illness as a leadership project to earn the coveted Eagle Scout award.
Henry used his newfound notoriety to advocate for compassion and understanding for all those afflicted with AIDS. He completed the requirements to be an Eagle Scout and was awarded the Eagle Scout Badge in July 1991. Henry, his sisters Jennifer and Diana and his parents traveled around the United States and the world to set up AIDS support groups.
In the Spring of 2000, Henry suffered injuries a one car accident. He died eleven days later at the age of twenty-six.