Tie a red ribbon around the old oak tree

Today was world awareness day for HIV and Aids. I didn't attend a march because I couldn't find one and I had to work. But I felt that this day could not pass without me doing SOMETHING. After all if I did nothing I am sure Clementine would have demoted me to a one star general. So it was about 2 AM this morning when I realized that I didn't even have a single piece of red ribbon in my house. I rushed to Walmart with a quickness and bought some. As I was checking out I told the cashier about the day and what it meant to me. Then I gave her a red ribbon. My day of converting people away from apathy began then. I stayed up cutting little red ribbons and sticking pins in them.
When I got to work today everyone had a strange look on their face. I wore 4 small ribbons on my apron (Three were for each person I have ever met who was positive, the fourth was for the millions I haven't met, but still hold dear in my heart. Finally I had a big red ribbon woven into my hair just for Clementine. Then I pulled out my ziplock bag full of last nights project. I began handing them out to every coworker. The scene ran like this:
ME "Would you like a red ribbon?"
Coworker "Is it free?"
ME "Yes"
Coworker "What is is for"
ME "Well, today is world awareness day for HIV and Aids, by wearing it you are acknowledging that there is 40 million people in this world living with the disease, and you care."
Coworker "Wow that many?"
Me "Yes, and the number keeps growing, here is your ribbon."
I would leave them a bit dumb founded, but hey the truth is hard to swallow. Through out the night random coworkers would approach with questions about the virus and I would answer. The most common one was could they get it from touching someone. I would tell them the facts and most were surprised to know that you couldn't get it from spit. And this is how I spent the day. So Clementine, did I make you proud? Do I get to keep both of my stars?