Taking a Walk for AIDS Awareness

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Taking a Walk for AIDS Awareness

Philadelphia Inquirer (10/18/93) P. B1 (Zucchino, David)

Twelve thousand participants in Philadelphia's seventh annual AIDS walk raised $625,000 on Sunday to benefit 36 different organizations providing AIDS care, education, and prevention in the region. The diverse group of walkers were entertained by street singers, jugglers, and clowns as they walked the seven-and-a-half mile stretch. Afterwards, volunteers served thousands of free picnic lunches donated by area businesses. "People of the Delaware Valley are taking ownership of this epidemic," said Eric Wichner, an organizer of the walk. "They realize AIDS is not just a disease of gays or drug users or blacks. It affects everyone." The event was sponsored by All Walks of Life, an organization created in response to the AIDS epidemic in 1987. According to the group, 5,211 people in the Philadelphia area have been infected with the virus since 1981.

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