Sept. 2, 2010
Aunt Rita’s Foundation and the city of Phoenix announce this year’s AIDS Walk Phoenix and 5K Run – scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 3, in Downtown Phoenix.
| WHAT: | The event will benefit 19 local organizations that provide direct services to people living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Funds also will support HIV education, awareness and prevention initiatives. |
| WHO: | Mayor Phil Gordon District 8 Councilman Michael Johnson Mary Rose Wilcox, Maricopa County Supervisor, District 5 Kirk Baxter, chair, AIDS Walk Phoenix 2010 Glen Spencer, chair, Aunt Rita’s Foundation Barry Zins, market vice president, Walgreens |
| WHEN: | 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3 |
| WHERE: | Phoenix City Hall, Mayor’s Office 200 W. Washington St., 11th floor |
Note: Local agencies benefiting from the AIDS Walk Phoenix are: 1 in 10 Youth Services, Agape Network, The Bill Holt Clinic at Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Chicanos Por La Causa, Compassion in Action, Concilio Latino de Salud, Ebony House, Heal International, HIV/AIDS Law Project, HIV Care Directions, Joshua Tree Feeding Program, Inc., McDowell Healthcare Center, Native Health, The Phoenix Shanti Group, Project Hard Hat, Southwest Behavioral Health Services, Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS, Terros and UCAN, Inc
Media Contacts:
| Kirk Baxter, Chair, AIDS Walk Phoenix Gerardo Higginson Michael Hammett |
602-852-0290 602-534-9505 602-495-5405 |