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750,000 people will converge on the National Mall when the NAMES Project unfolds all 40,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt for display October 11, 12 and 13. The theme for opening day is youth and tens of thousands of high school students will come to the Quilt as part of classroom HIV awareness activities. The Quilt has doubled in size since it was last shown here in 1992, and 4,000 new panels are expected to be added over the weekend.
What:
- Opening ceremony of the display
- HIV-focused performances and presentations by and for youth
- Stadtlanders Wellness Pavilion to offer latest information in HIV disease management in traditional and alternative therapies
Who:
- Readers of names include Vice President and Mrs. Gore, Maya Angelou, Judith Light, Harvey Fierstein, Jeanne White, Mary Fisher, Jane Alexander, Mayor Marion Barry, Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, Bob Hattoy, Sally Jessy Raphael, NAMES Project Founders Cleve Jones and Mike Smith
- 150 teams of U.S. high school students will unfold the Quilt on the Mall
When: Opening Ceremony, 8AM to 8:45AM
Display and other activities, 9AM to 5PM
Where: Capitol Stage at 3rd St. S.W. between Madison and Jefferson. (Van parking along Maryland Ave. S.W. off 3rd.)
Founded in 1987, the NAMES Project Foundation sponsors and displays the AIDS Memorial Quilt to help bring an end to the epidemic. Through a network of 41 national chapters and 34 international affiliates, the Quilt is seen by one million people each year at nearly 2,000 displays. To date, some seven million people have visited the Quilt. Money raised at Quilt displays funds services for people living with HIV and AIDS.
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CONTACT: The Names Project Foundation Greg Lugliani, 202/210-2063 (cell) Scott Williams, 202/494-5269 (cell) 202/206-6206(pager)
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