The Big Lift – Pride Week

Every year for 3 years, Uncle Ike's organized its vendors during Pride for “The Big Lift” fundraising drive to support Entre Hermanos.

Entre Hermanos was founded in 1991 and the organization works to support the Latinx LGBTQ+ community with its primary focus on combatting the HIV/AIDS crisis. They offered and continue to offer free onsite HIV testing, as well as prevention services (free condoms, assistance with PrEP, etc.) and bilingual case management for HIV+ members of the community.

In 2019, Uncle Ike's and participating vendors donated over $40,000 to Entre Hermanos

In 2018, Uncle Ike's and participating vendors donated over $37,000 to Entre Hermanos.

In 2017, Uncle Ike's and participating vendors donated $12,000 to Entre Hermanos.