Honolulu AIDS Walk

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Honolulu AIDS Walk
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Type: Fundraiser
Date: Saturday - 5/24/2014
Time: 8am
Location:
Kapiolani Park Bandstand
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Aloha and welcome to the 23rd Annual Honolulu AIDS Walk! This year it will be on Saturday, May 24th, 2014 and will take you on a 3K walk or run around Honolulu Hale Civic Grounds. You will pass local landmarks; Hawaii State Capitol, Iolani Palace, and the King Kamehameha Statue. We hope you will join us for a day of community, fun, and a chance to make a difference in the lives of those living with HIV/AIDS in Hawaii. Since our first walk, you have helped Life Foundation raise over 2.4 million dollars through the Honolulu AIDS Walk, the largest public awareness event around HIV/AIDS in the islands. 100% of the money raised through this walk will stay here locally and make a huge impact on our local community. All the proceeds will benefit our HIV Care Services, Prevention Programs and HIV Testing, and other programs that Life Foundation oversees, like the Kua'ana Project, our Transgendered Services and Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) Hawaii.

You can register as an individual walker, start your own team, or join an existing team. You do not have to walk to help the Life Foundation fundraiser but we kindly ask that you please register and create a home page to show your support. Simply click on the Registration button to the left and follow the screen prompts.

While we promise you an entertaining morning with friends from all over the community, none of

us can forget the real reason that brings us together each year. We will walk as a community to remember those we lost to HIV/AIDS and also walk with hope, love, and support those who continue to live with HIV/AIDS in Hawaii and around the world.

Check out these great videos below to learn more about the Honolulu AIDS Walk. Thanks to Isle Media (www.islemedia.com) and Fernando Pacheco for the video

The Honolulu AIDS Walk is a benefit for Life Foundation, a local organization that provides free HIV testing and services for people living with HIV/AIDS on Oahu. It is estimated that 3,000 people in Hawaii are living with HIV or AIDS. Approximately 40,000 new HIV infections occur each year in the United States - half of these among individuals under the age of 25.

The Honolulu AIDS Walk is an easy 5k (3 mile) walk around Kapiolani Park, and features great entertainment, on-stage give-aways, a kid zone with inflatable bouncers, and food booths.

Walkers raise money by asking friends and family to sponsor their participation in the Honolulu AIDS Walk. There is no fundraising minimum or registration fee to attend the event. Teams remain an important part of the Walk’s success and participants can form teams with friends or co-workers to encourage and promote their fundraising efforts. Prizes are given for the top fundraising teams, top fundraising individuals, and teams with the best AIDS ribbon themed costume. A special prize is given to the top fundraising high school team.

For more information on registering, starting a team, or volunteering, visit www.honoluluaidswalk.org, call 521-AIDS, or e-mail kjohns@lifefoundation.org.

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