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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
San Francisco: 16th Annual AIDS Walk Set for Next WeekendJuly 18, 2002 San Francisco's 16th annual AIDS Walk is this Sunday morning, July 21.
Participants can register and self-pledge on the day of the event. The
10-kilometer walk will launch from Golden Gate Park's Sharon Meadow. The
event is low-key and all-inclusive, with no minimum fundraising requirement
for teams or individuals. Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. and an aerobic
warm-up takes place at 9:30. The walk begins at 10:30 a.m. There is a
post-walk concert at the Sharon Meadow, with local and national celebrities
expected to speak and perform, weather permitting. An announcement of the
funds raised will be made at 2:45 p.m. The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and
dozens of other Bay Area HIV/AIDS organizations are beneficiaries of this
year's walk; last year's event drew 25,000 participants and raised $3.8
million. More information is available at www.aidswalk.net.
Adapted from:Back to other CDC news for July 18, 2002 Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) 07.11.02; Zak Szymanski This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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