Wisconsin: AIDS Walk Awaits Its Host

Seven celebrities are helping promote this year's AIDS Walk Wisconsin, set for Sept. 29 in dual locations -- the Milwaukee lakefront and Olin-Turville Park in Madison. At least one celebrity will attend the walk in Milwaukee, but organizers won't announce which one until closer to the event. The walk benefits the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, the AIDS Network in Madison and 10 other state AIDS organizations. Actress Whoopi Goldberg; singer Madonna; Eric McCormack, who plays Will on NBC's "Will & Grace;" figure skating champion Rudy Galindo; Bill Brochtrup, a gay man who plays a gay character on ABC's "NYPD Blue;" actor and "Law and Order" alumnus Benjamin Bratt; and Ming-Na of NBC's "ER" are promoting AIDS benefit walks around the country. The walks in Milwaukee and Madison are 10K, equal to 6.2 miles. Last year, about 6,500 people participated and raised $621,000 -- less than many previous AIDS walks have brought in. For more information, call 800-348-9255 or visit www.aidswalk.net.

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