AIDS Walk New York, 2009

As the countdown to graduation continues, I am also counting down the days till the 23rd annual AIDS Walk. This year, the walk will take place on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 11:00am. The AIDS Walk begins and ends in Central Park, and is 10 kilometers -- 6.2 miles long. It takes roughly 2-3 hours to complete.

The purpose of the event is to honor those who are currently living with HIV/AIDS, to remember and honor those who lost their lives from AIDS, and to imagine a life without AIDS. As part of the race, those who walk are encouraged to raise money. The money raised by AIDS Walk New York supports the services provided by Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) and other AIDS Service Organizations in the Tri-State area. Last year, there were over 45,000 participants who came together to raise a record-breaking sum of over $7 million dollars.

With 28 days left to the walk, I continue to fund raise in order to help raise more than ever before. During this year’s walk, I am on a team of over 20 people and I am currently taking donations.
If you would like to donate to a great cause, you can do so by sponsoring me. You can do so by going to:

www.aidswalk.net/newyork
Click Sponsor a Walker
Participant's name: Joan Serpico
Team name: Faith-2645


Lastly, I would like to leave you with some information about HIV/AIDS. Click here for more information.

* An estimated one million people are currently living with HIV in the United States, with approximately 40,000 new infections occurring each year.
* 70 percent of these new infections occur in men and 30 percent occur in women.
* By race, 54 percent of the new infections in the United States occur among African Americans, and 64 percent of the new infections in women occur in African American women.
* 75 percent of the new infections in women are heterosexually transmitted.
* Half of all new infections in the United States occur in people 25 years of age or younger.