| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
May 15 2009
|
Media Contacts:
Krishna Stone, GMHC, 212-367-1016
Colin Weil, MZA Events, (917) 887-7487
NEW YORK KICKS-OFF WORLD'S LARGEST AIDS FUNDRAISER
ACTRESS AND AIDS ACTIVIST HILARY DUFF TO ADDRESS THE CROWD
24TH AIDS WALK NEW YORK | SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2009 | CENTRAL PARK
New York, NY, May 15, 2009 — This Sunday, May 17, 45,000 New Yorkers are expected to hit the streets for the 24th annual AIDS Walk New York (AWNY), benefiting Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and more than 40 local AIDS service organizations. This year, despite the challenging economic times, the event has surpassed expectations by raising record-breaking corporate sponsorship dollars and registering more fundraising teams than ever before.
EVENT SCHEDULE: AIDS Walk is happening—RAIN OR SHINE!
8:30 am MEDIA CHECK-IN:
Please enter the park at Central Park West and West 67th Street. The media check-in table will be just across from Tavern on the Green. Satellite vans and trucks must enter the park at West 67th Street, and can be parked near media check-in. You must call in advance to make any arrangements for parking or live feeds.
9:00 am AIDS WALK OPENING CEREMONY (at stage):
Special Guests who will speak at the Opening Ceremony include: Actress and Singer Hilary Duff; Carson Kressley (How to Look Good Naked, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy); Brook Smith (Grey's Anatomy, The Silence of the Lambs); Michael Urie (Ugly Betty); and CBS 2 anchors Dana Tyler and Chris Wragge.
Additional keynotes to include: Dr. Marjorie J. Hill, PhD, CEO of Gay Men's Health Crisis; Craig R. Miller, Founder/Producer of AIDS Walk New York. Executives from AWNY's Premier Sponsors Bristol-Myers Squibb, Delta Air Lines, and Duane Reade are also expected to address the crowd.
** MORE **
Special musical performances by: Broadway Star Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables) will perform "We Live on Borrowed Time" from his debut album Here's to Life; Sarah Dash (Labelle) will perform Rodgers & Hammerstein's, "You'll Never Walk Alone."
Political Officials expected to attend include: U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler; U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel; U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner; NYC Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum; NYC Comptroller William Thompson; Human Resources Commissioner Robert Doar; Deputy Commissioner Matthew Brune; First Deputy Commissioner Patricia Smith; Assemblyman Herman Farrell Jr.; Councilman John Liu; Councilwoman Annabel Palma; Councilwoman Darlene Mealy; Assemblyman Micah Kellner; New York State Senator Liz Krueger; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; New York State Senator Thomas Duane; Councilman David Yassky; New Jersey State Senator Bill Baroni, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, Councilwoman Gale Brewer, and Councilman David Weprin.
Best availability for photos and interviews backstage immediately following Opening Ceremony
Best Aerial overhead shot: 10:15-10:45am over west side of Central Park adjacent to W. 67th Street
10 am Walkers step out onto route, through Central Park and the Upper West Side.
12 pm POST-WALK CONCERT (at stage): Musical performances from The Fave, Gold Streets, and Leon and the Peoples.
3 pm ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUNDRAISING TOTAL (at stage).
Walk registration information: For information about participating in or making a contribution to AIDS Walk New York, please call 212-807-WALK (9255) or visit www.aidswalk.net/newyork.
* * *
About NYSE Euronext: NYSE Euronext (NYX) is the world's most diverse exchange group, offering a broad and growing array of financial products and services in Europe and the United States that include cash equities, futures, options,exchange-traded products, bonds, market data, and commercial technology solutions. With over 8,000 listed issues globally, NYSE Euronext's equities markets — the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext, NYSE Arca, and NYSE Amex — represent nearly 40% of the world's cash equities trading volume, the most liquidity of any global exchange group. NYSE Euronext also operates NYSE Liffe, the leading European derivatives business and the world's second largest derivatives business by value of trading. NYSE Euronext offers comprehensive global commercial technology, connectivity, and market data products and services through its innovative trading solutions unit, NYSE Technologies. NYSE Euronext is part of the S&P 500 index and the only exchange operator in the S&P 100 index. For more information, please visit: www.nyx.com.
About Gay Men's Health Crisis: Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) is a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. We provide prevention and care services to more than 15,000 men, women and families that are living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS in New York City, and advocate for scientific, evidence-based public health solutions for hundreds of thousands worldwide. Our Mission: GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.
About AIDS Walk New York: Since 1986, AIDS Walk New York has raised more than $100 million for HIV programs and services in the tri-state area, and has grown into the largest AIDS fundraising event in the entire world. In 2008 alone, 45,000 participants, many of whom were members of 2,400 corporate and community teams, raised a record sum of more than $7.3 million for Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) and 50 other tri-state area AIDS service organizations. For more information, please visit, www.aidswalk.net/newyork.
About MZA Events: AIDS Walk New York was founded in 1986 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists, MZA Events. Miller is the originator of the AIDS Walk fundraising model and has raised more than $350 million for leading AIDS charities nationwide. For more information, please visit www.mzaevents.com.
© 2009 Gay Men's Health Crisis |
home 
