www.aidswalktucson.org

Sun., October 16, 2011
University of Arizona mall
5K Walk – 10K Fun Run

7am Registration Opens

7:30 10K Fun Run Begins

8:00 Quilt Opening Ceremony

8:30 Opening Ceremonies

9:00 5K Walk Begins

10:00 Live Entertainment

For information about AIDSWALK Tucson contact the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), Monday through Friday, 8:00 am until 5:00 pm.

SAAF Phone: 520-628-7223
SAAF Fax: 520-628-7222
Toll Free Phone: 800-771-9054

TTY: 800-367-8939

Email: aidswalk@saaf.org
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation
375 S. Euclid Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85719

I’ve been walking/biking for years in memory of a dear friend, F. Leo Brown of Connecticut/New York who died of AIDS back in 1991 (at age 49). R.I.P. Leo and the “25 million people (worldwide) who have died of AIDS since the early 1980′s”. And please continue the fight to prevent the spread of AIDS.

And if you can’t walk Aidswalk, you can make a $10 donation by textng on your cell phone “SAAF” to 20222.

Aidswalk 2010 banner

22nd Annual Aidswalk coming up on Sunday October 17, early morning at University of Arizona mall (schedule below):

7:00 registration & check in
7:30 10K fun run starts
8:15 Daybreak Quilt opening ceremony
9:00 Aidswalk 5K walk opening ceremony
9:30 5Kwalk starts
10:00 entertainment begins – food, fun, kids’ activities, music

Register online at www.tucsonaidswalk.org , please help fundraise & support this event.
Or call Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) at (520) 628-7223 or Toll Free: (800) 771-9054.

Fellow blogger “Rainbow Ramblings” encouraged people to participate in Aidswalk yesterday: click here.

Thousands of people turn out for this event every year to fight the battle against AIDS. And I usually walk in memory of my friend F. Leo Brown (of Connecticut & New York) who died from AIDS back in 1991 at age 49.

Walk the Walk!

The Pima County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution declaring May 16 to be “International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day”. This candlelight ceremony in memory of those who have died from AIDS will be at Himmel Park tonight at the amphitheater, from 6 to 8 p.m. Please join the Tucson community in the fight against AIDS. There will be music, speakers, performances, the AIDS Ribbon on display, the AIDS timeline, information tables at this family-friend event. Lighting of candles begins at 7:30 p.m.

AIDS ribbon

Read the full text of the Resolution below, unanimously (5-0) passed by the Board on May 11, 2010 and signed by Board Chair Ramon Valadez.

“WHEREAS, people of Pima County will join those in more than 1,200 other communities in more than 100 countries to observe the 27th annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, the oldest and largest grassroots mobilization campaign for HIV/AIDS awareness in the world; and

WHEREAS, the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is based on four simple principles: to honor the memory of those lost to AIDS; to show support for those living with HIV and AIDS; to raise community awareness and eliminate stigma related to HIV and AIDS; and to mobilize community involvement in the fight against HIV and AIDS; and

WHEREAS, our observance in Pima County derives from the cooperation of many local agencies, including AIDS Ribbon Tucson, Be Positive Tucson, City of Tucson Human Relations Commission, Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation, Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network, Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona, and Wingspan; and

WHEREAS, HIV/AIDS continues to impact the lives of citizens of all ages, races, and genders living and working in Pima County and across Southern Arizona.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Pima County Board of Supervisors hereby declares May 16, 2010, to be:
“INTERNATIONAL AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL DAY”
in Pima County, and encourages everyone to join together in the family-friendly International AIDS Candlelight Memorial event in Himmel Park on Sunday, May 16, at 6 p.m.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of May, 2010.”

One of my dear friends F. Leo Brown died from AIDS in 1991 in New York City. I will light a candle in his memory tonight. For more info: www.candlelightmemorial.org.
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