Who is Aunt Rita?

In 1989, Aunt Rita's Foundation began when three friends, Randy Schrock, Skip O'Neill, and Garry Mangum (a.k.a. Tish Tanner) had a bake sale for their friends living with HIV/AIDS. It was held at their favorite bar, Wink's Cabaret, and they raised $2,300 - quite a lot for only a bake sale! The three friends continued to hold the bake sale every spring and saw it grow into a fun community event, including a live auction and, of course, the bake sale. As the needs of the HIV/AIDS-affected grew, so did the demands for services and funding. Skip had the vision and insight to establish a formal foundation - Aunt Rita's Foundation - to better serve the HIV/AIDS community. Aunt Rita was one of Randy Schrock's "personas".