AIDS Walk Washington: Profile in Courage

"If you live in a community, you should give back to the community," says Wallace Corbett, the founder of Brother-to-Brother, Sister-to-Sister United, a D.C. area group that recruits bike riders from the African-American community to participate in charitable events. Corbett is also this year's winner of the Courage Award for the Whitman-Walker Clinic's annual 2003 AIDS Walk Washington that is being held this Saturday, Oct. 4. Since Corbett helped found BBSSU in 1997, the group has raised more than $1 million to support HIV/AIDS charities. Not only will Corbett receive the Courage Award at this year's walk, he also plans to bring with him a team of more than 20 walkers. Corbett's contributions are especially appreciated because the AIDS Walk has been struggling in recent years. So far, there are 300 teams and more than 2,600 individual walkers registered to take part in the event, which begins at 10 a.m. at Freedom Plaza, Pennsylvania Ave. and 14th St., NW. There is no registration fee. For more information, telephone 202-332-WALK or visit www.aidswalkwashington.org.

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