For Immediate Release
Media Contact:
Justin Burke - 213.201.1525
EMAIL:jburke@apla.org
CHANGE THE COURSE OF THE EPIDEMIC!
20TH ANNUAL AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2004
JOIN
AIDS PROJECT LOS ANGELES (APLA) AND OTHER
LOS ANGELES AIDS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE FIGHT AGAINST AIDS
What: The
20th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles, presented
by Wells Fargo, a fundraising 10K Walkathon
beginning and ending in West Hollywood.
Proceeds fund HIV/AIDS services and programs
at APLA and other AIDS organizations throughout
Los Angeles County. The first walk of its
kind in the country, AIDS Walk Los Angeles
has raised more than $46 million for the
fight against HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles.
Register
Today!
20th Annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles
(213) 201-WALK
www.aidswalk.net/losangeles
When: Sunday, October 17, 2004
Where: Opening
Ceremony at Santa Monica and San Vicente
Blvds.
AIDS Walk route is through the cities of Los Angeles
and West Hollywood.
Who: Tens of thousands join together for Southern California’s largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser.
Special Celebrity Guests have included Madonna, Gillian Anderson, Angela Lansbury, Sandra Bullock, Jamie Lee Curtis, Willem Dafoe, Megan Mullally, Kellie Martin, Christine Baranski, Connie Stevens, Kelsey Grammer, John Spencer, John Lithgow, Hal Sparks, Nia Vardalos, Teri Hatcher, Christine Lahti, Sarah Jessica Parker, and David Hyde-Pierce.
AIDS Project Los Angeles, one of the largest non-profit AIDS service organizations in the United States, provides bilingual direct services, prevention education and leadership on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. Founded by four friends in 1982, APLA is a community-based, volunteer-supported organization with local, national and global reach. For more information, visit www.apla.org.
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