17th Annual AIDS Support Network Walk for Life! Saturday, November 1st
Recognition, recreation, and the satisfaction of helping your fellows are the best reasons for businesses to participate in the AIDS Support Network’s 17th Annual Walk for Life! on Saturday November 1st at San Luis Obispo’s Santa Rosa Park from 9 am to 2 pm.
Local businesses, large and small, church groups, non-profits, and other community based organizations are invited to wear their company T-shirts and submit their logos for free pre-walk advertising. Business teams can sign up and begin tracking donations online at www.asn.org
“It’s such a great way for businesses to get publicity and to share in the recognition they deserve for supporting this cause,” says Edie Kahn, ASN Executive Director. “This event is so much fun and so well attended, it’s a win-win for everyone.” Businesses can become sponsors, patrons, or benefactors, choosing the donation package that best suits their needs, Kahn continued.
A sumptuous barbecue feast, music supplied by KYNS / Air America, and the happy faces of adoptable dogs make this year’s annual Walk for Life! one of the community’s most memorable fall events. Joining businesses will be churches, other non-profits, couples and individuals who will all convene at Santa Rosa Park to support their fellow community residents living with HIV/AIDS.
The AIDS Support Network of San Luis Obispo provides emotional and practical support services for people living with HIV/AIDS, and their families, in SLO County. Services include housing, food, transportation, counseling and housing needs. HIV and AIDS continue to significantly affect the population of San Luis Obispo County. For more information, please contact the AIDS Support Network at (805) 781-3660. Or log onto www.asn.org.
“HIV/AIDS is not over,” says Kahn. “Over a thousand people have tested positive for the HIV virus in our county. 51% of new HIV cases are in people under 25. While medications are helping, there is still no cure for AIDS. People living with HIV/AIDS still need our help.”
