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The AIDS Walk & Festival is a community event in Washington Park to increase awareness about HIV and AIDS and raise money to help people living with and affected by the disease. This inspiring event calls on people of all ages and backgrounds to come together to learn how we can End the AIDS Epidemic in New York!
The event will be fun-filled, informative, and family friendly. Come take part in the scavenger hunt walk, browse Vendor Alley and Wellness Row. There will be complimentary food and entertainment, free and confidential HIV testing, and the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display by the New York Capital Region Names Project. Join forces with your friends, coworkers, and family to raise funds to benefit the programs of the Albany Damien Center. If you’d like to volunteer or simply want more information, please contact volunteers@albanydamiencenter.org. |
What’s New?
For 2020, we’re expanding on the festival aspect to include more local businesses and resources, eager to show their support for the HIV and AIDS community.
Win Need Prize! This year, our fundraising grand prize is Need Prize, totaling $ in value. Every $25 raised is another chance to win!
The scavenger hunt walk around the Washington Park Lake will provide trivia and clues about HIV/AIDS statistics and how we can come together to end the epidemic. After completing the walk, participants are entitled to a free lunch! (Accommodations made for those with limited mobility).
Getting Started is Easy:
Please see our FAQ Page for frequently asked questions. For more information or to learn how to get involved, please contact Wes Burton at Wburton@AlbanyDamienCenter.org.
AIDS Walk & Festival 2020 Schedule
10:30 AM Check-In/Registration Begins
11:00 AM Opening Remarks
11:15 AM Need Activity
11:45 AM To Be Announced
12:00 PM Keynote Speaker: To Be Announced
12:30 PM Group Walk Begins
1:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM PrEP Talk from ETE PrEP Subcommittee (we could ask if they would like to do this again at ETE?)
1:30 PM Phenomenal Voices Singers (I'm not for certain this actually happened last year) Would the Albany Gay Men's Chorus maybe do a song? We could offer them a table too.
1:45 PM Drag Performances
2:15 PM Closing Remarks
2:30 PM Raffle!
Additional all day activities include the Vendor Alley, Wellness Row, Therapy Dogs, Arts & Crafts, NAMES Project AIDS Quilts, and the Scavenger Hunt Walk
For 2020, we’re expanding on the festival aspect to include more local businesses and resources, eager to show their support for the HIV and AIDS community.
Win Need Prize! This year, our fundraising grand prize is Need Prize, totaling $ in value. Every $25 raised is another chance to win!
The scavenger hunt walk around the Washington Park Lake will provide trivia and clues about HIV/AIDS statistics and how we can come together to end the epidemic. After completing the walk, participants are entitled to a free lunch! (Accommodations made for those with limited mobility).
Getting Started is Easy:
- Sign up and Create your fundraising page!
- Create your Fundraising Page Title and URL.
- Set a goal for your page. Remember every $25 raised gets you another entry into the Southwest Airline tickets!
- Upload a photo to represent your page.
- Write your story. You can use these questions as guidelines.
- Who are you and why did you sign up to fundraise?
- Why do you care about the Albany Damien Center and AIDS Walk?
- Why do you think people should donate to your page?
- Share your page in your networks and start fundraising!
Please see our FAQ Page for frequently asked questions. For more information or to learn how to get involved, please contact Wes Burton at Wburton@AlbanyDamienCenter.org.
AIDS Walk & Festival 2020 Schedule
10:30 AM Check-In/Registration Begins
11:00 AM Opening Remarks
11:15 AM Need Activity
11:45 AM To Be Announced
12:00 PM Keynote Speaker: To Be Announced
12:30 PM Group Walk Begins
1:00 PM Lunch
1:15 PM PrEP Talk from ETE PrEP Subcommittee (we could ask if they would like to do this again at ETE?)
1:30 PM Phenomenal Voices Singers (I'm not for certain this actually happened last year) Would the Albany Gay Men's Chorus maybe do a song? We could offer them a table too.
1:45 PM Drag Performances
2:15 PM Closing Remarks
2:30 PM Raffle!
Additional all day activities include the Vendor Alley, Wellness Row, Therapy Dogs, Arts & Crafts, NAMES Project AIDS Quilts, and the Scavenger Hunt Walk
Thank You to Our 2020 Sponsors!
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