Business Wire - November 25, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO--The 15th annual World AIDS Day remembrance ceremony will be held on Monday, December 1st from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the National AIDS Memorial Grove in the Golden Gate Park. This year's event marks the 27th year in the fight against AIDS and commemorating all those whose lives have been touched by the virus. The theme, Coming of Age with AIDS, focuses on the fact that people of all ages are affected by HIV/AIDS, and the greatest risk for infection is amongst 18 to 26 year olds.
This year's guest speakers are members of the Stirling Family, four of five whom are HIV-positive. The Stirlings will speak about their family's struggle with HIV-AIDS, their "coming out" and how these realities have changed their lives, including their adoption of an Ethiopian orphan who was also HIV positive. The family has been featured on Good Morning America and in the cover story of POZ Magazine this past January.
The program will commence with a moment of coming together, led by Reverend Jim Litulski, pastor of the New Spirit Church in Berkeley, followed by a musical interlude performed by the Hamlin School Choir.
The National AIDS Memorial is a seven-acre dell in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, a living tribute to all those whose lives have been touched by AIDS and where people gather to heal, hope and remember. Passage of the National AIDS Memorial Grove Act in 1996 bestowed national significance upon the memorial, which began as a grassroots effort by local residents searching for a positive way to express grief in a community devastated by AIDS. The Grove is the only federally designated AIDS Memorial in the United States.
For more information about the Grove Award and World AIDS Day at the National AIDS Memorial, please call (415) 765-0497 or visit www.aidsmemorial.org.
Contacts
National AIDS Memorial | Gary Pike, APR, 415-585-2100 | day of cell 415-260-0449 | All Materials Posted at: www.aidsmemorial.org
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