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The Octopus Club is a grassroots all-volunteer organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for the Paul Kirby Emergency Fund at AIDS Services of Austin through annual events and parties. Since its founding in 1989 the Octopus Club has raised more than $2 million for the fund, assisting more than 800 ASA clients.

The Paul Kirby Emergency Fund provides emergency financial assistance to individuals infected with or affected by HIV and AIDS in Central Texas. These funds are distributed to individuals for basic living needs through ASA on a case-by-case basis. Services paid for by the fund include assistance with emergency food, housing and utilities, medical care, medication, and transportation. When they have nowhere else to turn, the Paul Kirby Emergency Fund is a helping hand of last resort. 

Every single dollar raised at an Octopus Club event goes directly to the fund. ArtErotica is one of two signature parties Octopus Club hosts annually; the other is OctoTea, last held November 2013, at which the club raised its 2 millionth dollar. 

For more information about The Octopus Club and the Paul Kirby Fund, visit www.octopusclub.org/.