Segment on ABC 7 Eyewitness News -- This interview, aired on ABC-TV Channel 7 in New York City on March 17, 2005, featured interviews with Jesse and the DiPaolos about Jesse's Hike. The interview is downloadable in RealVideo/RealMedia and Windows Media Video (WMV) formats.

Jesse's Radio Public Service Announcement -- This public service announcement has been sent around to various radio stations, but is also available in downloadable MP3 and Windows Media (WMA) formats.

Without Limits: Pleasant Valley's Saperstein Hikes for Worthy Cause -- This article, taken from Nancy Haggerty's Without Limits column in the Poughkeepsie Journal, was published on August 7, 2005. The article details updates of Jesse's hike -- being beyond the halfway mark.

Up Close & Personal: Local Man Hikes Appalachian Trail for AIDS Awareness, Page #1 and Page #2 -- This is an article, featured in the Spring 2005 issue of Mountain Heritage Magazine, written by magazine editor, Kathy Welsh.

On A Path With a Purpose -- This article, part of the "Good Causes" series, authored by Renee Cho of the Westchester Parent Magazine, gives a snapshot of Jesse and talks about his hike for AIDS Awareness.

Saperstein Enlightened by Appalchain Trail Hike -- This article was originally published in Poughkeepsie Journal on March 27, 2005 and chronicles Jesse's current status on the trail. At that time, he had hiked over 100 miles of the trail and made it to North Carolina.

ABC 7 Eyewitness News Feature -- This was an article based on a story that ran on WABC-TV New York's Eyewitness News on Thursday, March 17, 2005. The story features interviews with Jesse, Joey DiPaolo and Carol DiPaolo.

Foundation Press Release, Page #1 and Page #2 -- This is an official press release produced by the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation regarding Jesse's hike. This release features all related information and provides an overview of the hike, the mission of the hike, and the mission of the foundation.

Appalachian Trail Hike Promotional Poster -- If you are interested in promoting donations for the hike, please feel free to print and copy these posters and put them up in your dormitory, place of business, or a local bulliten board.

Article from the Columbia University Spectator -- This article was featured in Columbia University's campus newspaper, The Spectator, and talks about Carol and Joey DiPaolo's presentation at the university on AIDS and HIV during a lecture series.

JDAF Appalachain Trail Pledge Form -- If you are interested in collecting donations on behalf of the foundation, you can print and download this form to keep track of your individual donations.

April 2004 Issue of The Hobart Heritage Newsletter -- This newsletter, published quarterly by the Hobart Deans Office at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, features an article written by Jesse about his upcoming trail hike and the preparation he is undertaking to make sure that his hike becomes a successful one.

Article from The Finger Lakes Times Newspaper - Geneva, NY -- This April 2004 article features the DiPaolo's visit to the campus of Hobart & William Smith Colleges, coordinated by the then residential advisor of the AIDS Awareness House, Jesse Saperstein.

Photo: Jesse Sends Envelopes -- This is a rather funny photo of Jesse when he sent over a thousand envelopes to classmates, alumni and alumnae, faculty, administrators, and friends to solicit donations for his trail hike. For him, this photo was a badge of honor of all of his hard work.

Article from The Poughkeepsie Journal -- This article was featured in late January 2005 in the Poughkeepsie Journal newspaper. The article chroncles Jesse's efforts to raise funds for the foundation and talks about his preparation for the hike, as well as his personal reasons for desiring to hike for AIDS awareness.

United Nations: Joey DiPaolo Profile -- In 2001, Joey presented to the United Nations on AIDS and AIDS awareness programs in the United States. The United Nations has a special project devoted to AIDS research and fundraising to help limit this global issue.

Joey DiPaolo: Growing Up Positive -- This article is another feature, taken from PBS affiliate WNYE, about who Joey DiPaolo is and the struggles he had to endure in 1990 when he was one of the first children (after Ryan White) to go public with the fact that he had AIDS. His story was the subject of the 1992 HBO movie, Blood Brothers, which won a Cable ACE award.

Joey DiPaolo: Growing Up With AIDS (Taken from January 12, 1998 edition of Science World Magazine) -- This article, originally published in 1998, discusses Joey's struggle with AIDS as a child, the adversity he had to face at that time with limited research and medicines, and how he has triumphantly endured this otherwise life-crippling disease. His foundation works to make sure that AIDS awareness programs exist and that additional research is lobbied within our government and universities.