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In September 2019, Franzese was an ambassador and the host for the AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run, [48] a fundraising and awareness campaign that raises funds to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and to provide critical social services and healthcare for people living with HIV. He was also the captain of his team for the event: Team Glen Coco.
AIDS Walk is a walkathon fundraiser that raises money to combat the AIDS epidemic. Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has drawn hundreds of thousands of supporters to walk, and millions more to donate, raising more than $90 million to combat HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles .
In 1996–1997 he walked from Bangor, Maine to San Diego for local AIDS networks in memory of his brother Jimmy, who died of the disease. The walk was plagued by delays due to Figueroa's battle with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia. [40] In 2005, he began a walk around the United States for victims of child abuse.
As the nation's AIDS walk marks its 40th year in Los Angeles, organizers say medical advances have taken lowered visibility even as challenges remain.
The Sept. 12 walk covers about a mile, and will feature an evening of fellowship, educational guest speakers, and fun for the whole family. Make plans to join the 34th Annual Tallahassee AIDS Walk ...
Atlanta, Georgia [35] January 5–15, 2023 Juicy Fest New Zealand; Australia [36] July 14, 2023 ... AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5K Run Atlanta, Georgia [40]
Daniel M. Pallotta (born January 21, 1961) is an American entrepreneur, author, and humanitarian activist. He is best known for his involvement in multi-day charitable events with the long-distance Breast Cancer 3-Day walks, AIDS Rides bicycle journeys, and Out of the Darkness suicide prevention night walks.
This is a timeline of HIV/AIDS, including but not limited to cases before 1980. Pre-1980s See also: Timeline of early HIV/AIDS cases Researchers estimate that some time in the early 20th century, a form of Simian immunodeficiency virus found in chimpanzees (SIVcpz) first entered humans in Central Africa and began circulating in Léopoldville (modern-day Kinshasa) by the 1920s. This gave rise ...