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U.S. News Wisconsin: AIDS Walkers Brave StormsSeptember 30, 2005 Slightly more than 2,500 people took part in the 16th annual AIDS Walk Wisconsin along Milwaukee's lakefront Sunday, Sept. 25, despite rainstorms and fog. The walk raised $383,028 for the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and care centers across the state. "We were a little bit down in terms of people. ... Obviously, the weather didn't help," said Kate Venne, public affairs director for ARCW. Last year, the walk drew more than 2,600 participants and raised more than $414,000. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 09.26.2005; Mike Johnson 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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