AIDS Walk Founder Available for Comment: The Significance of AIDS Walks in U.S. Fight Against HIV/AIDS
While many cite declining numbers in fundraising for AIDS organizations as evidence of waning public interest in HIV/AIDS, the ever-successful AIDS Walks in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, demonstrate that public support for domestic HIV/AIDS services remains strong.Prominent AIDS activist and AIDS Walk Founder Craig R. Miller is available for comment on re-invigorating our response to HIV/AIDS and the significant role that AIDS Walks play in raising public awareness about the disease and providing financial support to those organizations on the frontlines of the battle against it. Interview Opportunity:Craig R. MillerAIDS Walk FounderB-Roll footage of AIDS Walks in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles From 1985 ? 2004 is also available for segments on Aids Walks.Craig Miller is the founder of the AIDS Walk movement and producer of the AIDS Walks in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, the largest and most successful in the United States.
The AIDS Walks produced by Miller are focused on organizing at the community level and have raised more than $250 million over the past two decades.
The inaugural AIDS Walk was launched by Miller at Paramount Pictures in July of 1985, with a host of well-known celebrities joining Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and other local elected officials to open the first event of its kind for AIDS.
Participation that first year reached more than three times its goal of 1,000 walkers, and raised over $673,000 for AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA).
In 2004, the AIDS Walks produced by Miller drew more than 92,000 participants, and raised over $11 million for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, APLA, Gay Men's Health Crisis, and many other AIDS organizations in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.To arrange an interview with Craig R. Miller, please contact: Andrew SousaManager of Public RelationsAIDS Walk(213) 201-9255.
AIDS: A new challenge everyday
AIDS and HIV pose a new challenge to the world everyday. With the growing number of infected people all across the world and no adequate treatment or medication available for the masses, AIDS today poses to be the greatest challenge of out times. The limited antiretroviral treatments available are mostly out of reach for the common man who is left with the option of prevention but no cure. AIDS is a challenge to the field of biotechnology. A call that a breakthrough is desperately required.
Micro research and macro research need to be collated. Resources and information need to be shared. Countries and nations need to forget their differences and come together. A growing concern in addition is the increasing feminization of AIDS. In addition to the daily increase in AIDS infected patients, a new cause of concern is that more and more women are getting infected by AIDS.
Facts and figures show that three times as many women are infected with the AIDS virus than men. There...
AIDS: A new challenge everyday
Hearing aids > AIDS: A new challenge everyday
World Vision AIDS Experience Exhibit - AIDS and Profiles Children’s Lives
Seattle, WA (ContentDesk) November 29, 2005 -- Commemorating World AIDS Day, December 1, World Vision is bringing a glimpse of the AIDS crisis to Seattle by inviting visitors to step into the lives of four African children through the World Vision AIDS Experience, an interactive exhibit at Bell Harbor International Conference Center, Pier 66, December 1-3.Recorded narrations on customized Mp3 players lead visitors through one of four routes through the 3,500 square foot display.
Each route follows the story of one of four children:"???? Olivia was raped twice by the same man, becoming pregnant twice and possibly being exposed to HIV."???? Steven was abducted by rebels and forced to beat and kill other children as a child soldier."???? Timothy watched his parents and all his siblings die from AIDS."???? Beatrice age 7 became the head of her household caring for an infant niece, and was forced to make decisions that place her at risk of contracting the virus. This exhibit...
Hearing aids > World Vision AIDS Experience Exhibit - AIDS and Profiles Children’s Lives
Hearing Aids: Convenient and Affordable
Cranbury, NJ (ContentDesk) January 21 2004--The Songbird 400 is an over-the-counter hearing aid with extraordinary sound quality provided by an imbedded digital chip.
Persons with mild to moderate hearing loss, who have never before used a hearing aid, can now enjoy clear sound.
The volume automatically adjusts to any environment.
The advanced design of the Songbird 400 makes it a convenient, comfortable device.
It can be easily inserted when and where necessary, according to the needs of the individual user.
Since the device is used "as needed," the wearer never pays for more use than required.The Songbird 400 is priced at $59 each and, after the 400-hour/90-day battery life, the disposable unit is simply replaced by a new one.
No batteries to change, no costly repairs.
Offered with a 30-day money back guarantee and no restocking fee, the Songbird 400 is available online at SongbirdHearing.com or by calling 1-800-251-6622.Songbird...
Hearing aids > Hearing Aids: Convenient and Affordable