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Walk for AIDS

Finished

11am - 2pm

$20

Bookings & Enquiries: http://www.walkforaids.org.au

This event has now passed

NSW's three peak HIV organisations; Bobby Goldsmith Foundation (BGF), ACON (AIDS Council of NSW) and Positive Life NSW have once again joined forces to host the Walk for AIDS in 2008.

This joint event will be held on Sunday 23 November at the beginning of AIDS Awareness Week and in the lead up to World AIDS Day (Monday 1 December), to raise money for men, women and children living with HIV.

Proudly supported by the Botanic Gardens Trust, the Walk for AIDS is a two kilometre course through the stunning Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, beginning and ending at the Domain, starting 11am and running through until 2pm. Australian journalist Ita Buttrose, TV personality Deborah Hutton and comedian Jackie Loeb will be among the many supporters attending this celebratory event.

“We’re encouraging as many people to join us walking through Sydney’s iconic Gardens in celebration of life and as a precious reminder of the devastating impact that HIV has had on so many people in NSW,” said Bev Lange, CEO of the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation. “It will be a visual symbol of support for people directly disadvantaged by this chronic illness, many of whom live in poverty.”

HIV isn’t going away. There are now more people living with HIV (PLWH) than at any other time and with greater life expectancy. As the number of those living with HIV continues to grow, so do the challenges. It is estimated almost 16,000 people are now living with HIV in Australia, 10,000 of whom live in NSW. Since 2001, the total number of people being infected by HIV in Australia has increased by around 5% each year.

To register please visit www.walkforaids.org.au scroll down the page and click on the link to register.