It's May! And for GET DOWN, that means it's time for Aids Walk NY, the largest single-day AIDS fundraising event in the world. Founded by GMHC, the world's first AIDS service organization, the 10-kilometer walkathon was designed to raise urgently needed funds
for GMHC, and to battle the stigma so many associated with HIV/AIDS. The
event took place on May 18, 1986 at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park,
Fordham University's Robert Moses Plaza, and the streets of the Upper
West Side. Today, the AIDS Walk begins and ends in Central Park. In
its 27 years, AIDS Walk New York has inspired nearly 845,000 people to
walk, and millions more to donate, raising more than $122 million to
combat HIV and AIDS. The funds raised at the event remain a vital
lifeline that sustains GMHC's prevention, care, and advocacy programs
for the thousands of men, women, and families affected by the disease in
the tri-state area.
WHY DO WE WALK? Because
Half of all new HIV infections
in the U.S. occur in people 25 years of
age or younger.
GET DOWN is just beginning. We are grassroots. You can read all
about us here getdownpsa.blogspot.com, friend us at facebook.com/getdownpsa and follow us on twitter.com/getdownpsa. The GET DOWN PSAs are on You Tube and on our sites as well.
We are walking with TEAM FACES NY (#0638) and are proud to have met so many young people at the Brooklyn Youth Conference that want to walk with us!
Please go here to donate to GET DOWN creator and executive producer Kim J. Ford's page: http://aidswalknewyork2012.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1000060&lis=1&kntae1000060=B930CD2C388249B6A1F4B6CE1518A3DE&supId=289403036
The GET DOWN team is thanking you in advance for standing with us in the fight against HIV/AIDS and helping spread awareness among youth and young adults.
--The GET DOWN Team
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