Chicago-Area Runners
Unite in Fight Against HIV/AIDS, Sept. 14
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago raises funds to support life-saving care, prevention and housing services
WHAT: Ready… Set… Go! Thousands of
Chicago-area
runners will hit the lakefront path on Sunday, Sept.
14 for this year’s AIDS Run & Walk
Chicago, the city’s largest annual
fundraising run/walk for
HIV/AIDS. The event kicks off at Arvey Field in Grant Park with 5K
and 10K courses winding along the lakeshore. Runners and walkers will
be treated to post-race performances by local dance companies as well as
entertainment along the route.
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Funds
raised through the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago will benefit
programs and services for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago and local partner organizations that work with more than
25,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in Chicagoland. Since its founding in 2001,
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago has raised more
than $4 million to battle the epidemic.
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To register, donate
or learn more, visit www.aidsrunwalk.org or call (312) 334-0946. You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
WHEN: September
14, 2014
8:00 a.m. Event registration
and packet pick-up
9:00 a.m. Opening ceremonies
9:30 a.m. 5K Walk begins
9:45 a.m. 10K Run begins
9:50 a.m. 5K Run begins
10:00 a.m. Post-race
entertainment
COST: Event
registration is $30-$45 in advance; $50 on-site. Registration includes the
official t-shirt and other swag. To register as a fundraising individual or as
a team, visit www.aidsrunwalk.org or
call (312) 334-0946.
WHERE: Arvey Field in Grant Park, 1501 S. Lake Shore Dr, Chicago,
Illinois 60605
Founded in 1985 by
community activists and physicians, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is a
local and national leader in the fight against HIV/AIDS. AFC collaborates with
community organizations to develop and improve HIV/AIDS services; fund and
coordinate prevention, care, and advocacy projects; and champion effective,
compassionate HIV/AIDS policy. To learn more, visit www.aidschicago.org.
