Beyond World AIDS Day: Thousands Expected for Move Against AIDS
New York, NY (ContentDesk) November 30, 2005 -- Several thousand New Yorkers are expected at Move Against AIDS on December 3, 2005, at the Manhattan Center.
The innovative event will raise funds for GMHCs HIV prevention programs and for services for people living with HIV/AIDS.
A portion of the proceeds will also benefit the Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project (CHAMP), an organization dedicated to training and mobilizing the next generation of AIDS advocates.
It is estimated there are 1,000,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S., with an additional 40,000 people infected each year.
At the end of 2004, 94,945 people were known to be living with HIV or AIDS in New York City, more than in any other city in the country.
One-half of all new HIV infections are among people under the age of 25.Move Against AIDS will feature five hours of music, with sets by world renowned club DJs Junior Vasquez, Tony Touch, Tony Moran, Mary Mac, and Chad Jack, and musical performances by Jody Watley, Jase, Kim English, Kevin Aviance, Jason Walker, and La Bruja.
The event will also include appearances by special guest hosts, including Supermodel Tyson Beckford, Mix 102.7 FM morning DJ Michelle Visage, WBLS 107.5 FM DJ Wendy Williams, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star Jai Rodriguez and others.
To register for the Dance-a-thon, call (212) 807-9255 or visit www.moveagainstaids.org.Saturday, December 3, 7:00 PM to MidnightManhattan Center 311 West 34th StreetNew York CityAll members of the media must visit the check-in table to receive press-passes into the venue.
Entrance is on 34th Street.
Check-in table will be located to the left and will open at 6:00pm.
Contact Noel Alicea or Andrew Sousa to be placed on the press-pass list. Wendy Williams | 7:15pm 9:30pmMary Mac | 7:20pm 8:10pmGMHC Exec. Dir. Ana Oliveira | 8:10pm 10:30pmLa Bruja | 8:20pm 8:30pmKevin Aviance | 8:30pm 10:00pmChad Jack | 8:40pm 9:20pmJase | 9:25pm 9:40pmTony Touch | 9:35pm 10:30pmMichelle Visage | 10:25pm 12:00pmTyson Beckford
| 10:25pm 12:00pm Kim English | 10:35pm 10:45pmTony Moran | 10:45pm 11:25pmJai Rodriguez | 11:00pm 12:00pmJody Watley | 11:25pm 11:40pmJason Walker | 11:40 12:00amJunior Vasquez | 11:40pm 12:15am As special thanks for their star support, GMHC will present each artist with a glamorous gift bag donated by Klein Creative Communications.
One of the celebrity-autographed goodie bags, with donated items valued at $1,300 will be auctioned on www.charityfolks.com beginning on December 8, 2005 to raise more funds for GMHC.Move Against AIDS is produced by MZA Events and is one of many events in its long legacy of successful AIDS fundraisers, including the AIDS Walks in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.
In 2004, nearly 3,000 New Yorkers turned out for Move Against AIDS: Return of the Dance-a-thon, and raised more than $750,000 for GMHC.GMHC is a not-for-profit, volunteer-supported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS.
Its mission is to reduce the spread of HIV disease, help people with HIV maintain and improve their health and independence, and keep the prevention, treatment and cure of HIV an urgent national and local priority.
GMHC provides services and programs to over 15,000 men, women and families that are living with or affected by HIV/AIDS in New York City.
For more information please visit www.gmhc.org.Contacts: Andrew Sousa, MAA: (212) 807-9255 | Cell: (415) 310-1732Noel Alicea, GMHC: (212) 367-1216 | Cell: (917) 583-6657.
America Hears, Manufacturer and Distributor of Digital Hearing Aids, Offers Innovative Service
Philadelphia, PA (ContentDesk) March 30, 2006 America Hears (http://www.americahears.com), the premier manufacturer and provider of digital hearing aids over the Internet, offers its customers the ability to adjust their hearing aids online with an easy-to-use package of specialized software and hardware, known as the Virtual Office. This innovative service, which is included in the cost of all America Hears hearing aids, saves customers time and money by making it easy for America Hears to perform adjustments over the Internet. In addition, more advanced customers can adjust specific parameters themselves if they wish.
By allowing customers to adjust their hearing aids in the comfort of their own homes, we give control back to them, said Henry Smith, president of America Hears....
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Baby Boomer Hearing Loss Is Costing Millions
Cornelius, NC (ContentDesk) February 22, 2006 -- While hearing loss has historically been associated with age, increasingly people in their 40s and 50s are bewildered and devastated by this condition. According to Randy Wohlers, President of HearPod Inc., specializing in the correction of baby boomer hearing loss, Baby boomers are the first generation to be exposed to electronically amplified sound. Today, we know that prolonged exposure to loudly amplified music over 85 db can cause permanent hearing loss. Many cases of hearing loss among baby boomers can be traced to their youth when they listened to rock bands or played in them. Additionally, baby boomers are the first generation to experience prolonged...
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Addressing Hearing Loss With Your Loved Ones
As the holidays near, many of us will be surrounded by family and friends ? some who we haven't seen for some time.
As we reminisce and update each other on what's been going on in our lives, most assuredly we will notice changes in our loved ones.
It may be weight loss ? or weight gain.
It could be hair color ? or hair loss.
The biggest changes we notice are the growth of children.
Babies start crawling and walking and talking.
Older children enter school.
Children we remember being in grade school "just yesterday" are getting ready to leave school and enter their adult lives.There is one change we may notice in our friends and relatives that we won't comment on ? hearing loss.
Hearing loss is something we should mention to people we care about because it is often not apparent to the sufferer.
In fact, age related hearing loss often takes place over a long period of time.
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