AIDS Walk 2010

NEW YORK COMMEMORATES WORLD’S LARGEST
HIV/AIDS FUNDRAISING EVENT
 

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This year marks the 25th year of AIDS Walk New York, the east coast’s first and the world’s largest such event. On Sunday, May 16, 2010, an expected 45,000 walkers will gather in Central Park and embark on the 10k route. The event will raise vital funds for GMHC and dozens of local AIDS service organizations in the tri-state area.

AIDS Walk New York’s new marketing campaign acknowledges this milestone as it reinvigorates the public’s attention to the HIV/AIDS crisis, promotes awareness and dialog, and commemorates the role and power of the individual within the AIDS Walk movement. Under the heading “I Walk…”, the artwork features photographs of a spectrum of New Yorkers wearing white t-shirts with sayings that illustrate each of their personal relationships with the HIV/AIDS crisis in the tri-state area. AIDS Walk New York is one of the largest, most diverse, and highly anticipated annual events in New York City. Last year, a record-setting crowd of 45,000 walkers and 2,500 volunteers raised $5.6 million for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and advocacy programs. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $110 million dollars to fight AIDS in the tri-state area, and the AIDS Walk movement has raised more than a half-billion dollars nationwide.

The 10k (6.2 mile) AIDS Walk route begins and ends in Central Park.
SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
Walker Sign-In: 8:30 am
Opening Ceremony: 9:15 am
Walk Begins: 10 am

AIDS Walk New York is a vibrant public/private partnership, driven by the commitment of concerned citizens, community organizations, schools, corporations,
celebrities, and elected officials.

Past guests include: Whoopi Goldberg, Hilary Duff, Alec Baldwin, Cyndi Lauper, Matthew Broderick, Lance Bass, Tyne Daly, Phil Donahue, Harvey Fierstein, TR Knight, Nora Jones, Patti LaBelle, Nathan Lane, Eric McCormack, Christopher Meloni, David Hyde Pierce, Lynn Redgrave, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Jon Stewart, Joan Rivers, Alan Cumming, B.D. Wong, and Sara Ramirez. Previous attending elected officials include Congressmen Jerrold Nadler, Charles B. Rangel and Anthony Weiner as well as Governor Mario Cuomo and Mayor Ed Koch.

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.

GMHC’s Mission: GMHC fights to end the AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected.

MZA Events: MZA Events was founded in 1984 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists. Miller is the originator of the AIDS Walk fundraising model and has produced hundreds of fundraising events – large and small – generating more than $350 million for major AIDS organizations throughout the country and the communities they serve.

For more information, please visit mzaevents.com.

More: For more information, please call (212) 807-WALK (9255), or visit aidswalk.net.