Event: Gainesville’s Stomping Out AIDS

Posted by Lance Gravlee on September 5, 2008 
Filed Under Events

A colleague from the Alachua County Health Department shared a note with me from the organizer of an upcoming community event, “Gainesville’s Stomping Out AIDS.” The event will take place on December 6, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Organizers are seeking individual volunteers and groups to participate. See the full note below for details.

My name is George Marek, I am coordinating a major community world AIDS day mobilization event here in Gainesville and would like invite your organization to participate. The event will coincide with the Annual community AIDS walk that is sponsored by Black AIDS Education and Services the morning of Saturday December 6th, 2008 at 10am.

The premise of the event is to unite all of the University Students, Community and Faith based organizations around Gainesville against HIV/AIDS. We will provide important HIV/AIDS related information geared towards Gainesville’s diverse population, and provide free on site HIV testing.

The event which we are calling “Gainesville’s Stompin’ out AIDS” has major support from University student organizations, community and faith based organizations. Honorary Sponsors are the local chapter of the NAACP and Black Aids Services and Education (BASE). This event will provide vital information to the people of Gainesville concerning how we can partner and take action against the spread of HIV in our communities through education and mobilization. This is an amazing opportunity for your organization to make a real difference in the community while developing strong ties with many other groups. The event will be held at Gainesville’s Downtown Plaza from noon until 3pm. Please mark your calendars and help us invite and promote the event.

We need groups to fill many different roles in the event from, choirs, dance teams Producing, Radio Station sponsors, singers and presenting posters, to preparing materials for the event. We are in the process of finalizing support from National Recording Rap Artist Tay Dizm to make a guest appearance among many other key leaders in the community.

Please contact me as soon as possible to let me know if you are interested in joining our community in this effort.

Thank you,

George Marek
Gainesville World AIDS day 2008 Mobilization Coordinator
Minority AIDS Program, Alachua County Health Dept
352-217-8576
gainesvilleHIV@gmail.com

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