Aids Walk New York 2009
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Special Guests who will speak at the Opening Ceremony include:
Actress and Singer Hilary Duff; Carson Kressley (How to Look Good Naked, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy);
Brooke Smith (Grey’s Anatomy, The Silence of the Lambs); Michael Urie (Ugly Betty); and CBS 2 anchors Dana Tyler and Chris Wragge.
Additional keynotes to include:
Dr. Marjorie J. Hill, PhD, CEO of Gay Men’s Health Crisis; Craig R. Miller, Founder/Producer of AIDS Walk New York.
Executives from AWNY’s Premier Sponsors Bristol-Myers Squibb, Delta Air Lines, and Duane Reade are
also expected to address the crowd.
Special musical performances by:
Broadway Star Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables) will perform “We Live on Borrowed Time” from his debut album Here’s to Life; Sarah Dash (Labelle) will perform Rodgers & Hammerstein's, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
Political Officials expected to attend include:
U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler; U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel; U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner; NYC Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum; NYC Comptroller William Thompson; Human Resources Commissioner Robert Doar; Deputy Commissioner Matthew Brune; First Deputy Commissioner Patricia Smith; Assemblyman Herman Farrell Jr.; Councilman John Liu; Councilwoman Annabel Palma; Councilwoman Darlene Mealy; Assemblyman Micah Kellner; New York State Senator Liz Krueger; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; New York State Senator Thomas Duane; Councilman David Yassky; New Jersey State Senator Bill Baroni, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, Councilwoman Gale Brewer, and Councilman David Weprin.
About Gay Men’s Health Crisis: Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) is a not-for-profit, volunteersupported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. We provide prevention and care services to more than 15,000 men, women and families that are living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS in New York City, and advocate for scientific, evidence-based public health solutions for hundreds of thousands worldwide. Our Mission: GMHC fights to end the
AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected. For more information, please visit www.gmhc.org .
About AIDS Walk New York and MZA Events: AIDS Walk New York was founded in 1986 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists, MZA Events. The even has raised more than $105 million for GMHC and dozens of tri-state AIDS Service Organizations since its inception. Miller is the originator of the AIDS Walk fundraising model, which has raised more than $350 million for leading AIDS charities nationwide. For more information, please visit www.aidswalk.net or www.mzaevents.com
This Sunday, May 17, 45,000 New Yorkers are expected to hit the streets for the 24th annual AIDS Walk New York (AWNY), benefiting Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) and more than 40 local AIDS service organizations.
This year, despite the challenging economic times, the event has surpassed expectations by raising record-breaking corporate sponsorship dollars and registering more fundraising teams than ever before.
Special Guests who will speak at the Opening Ceremony include:
Actress and Singer Hilary Duff; Carson Kressley (How to Look Good Naked, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy);
Brooke Smith (Grey’s Anatomy, The Silence of the Lambs); Michael Urie (Ugly Betty); and CBS 2 anchors Dana Tyler and Chris Wragge.
Additional keynotes to include:
Dr. Marjorie J. Hill, PhD, CEO of Gay Men’s Health Crisis; Craig R. Miller, Founder/Producer of AIDS Walk New York.
Executives from AWNY’s Premier Sponsors Bristol-Myers Squibb, Delta Air Lines, and Duane Reade are
also expected to address the crowd.
Special musical performances by:
Broadway Star Norm Lewis (The Little Mermaid, Les Miserables) will perform “We Live on Borrowed Time” from his debut album Here’s to Life; Sarah Dash (Labelle) will perform Rodgers & Hammerstein's, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
Political Officials expected to attend include:
U.S. Congressman Jerrold Nadler; U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel; U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner; NYC Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum; NYC Comptroller William Thompson; Human Resources Commissioner Robert Doar; Deputy Commissioner Matthew Brune; First Deputy Commissioner Patricia Smith; Assemblyman Herman Farrell Jr.; Councilman John Liu; Councilwoman Annabel Palma; Councilwoman Darlene Mealy; Assemblyman Micah Kellner; New York State Senator Liz Krueger; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; New York State Senator Thomas Duane; Councilman David Yassky; New Jersey State Senator Bill Baroni, Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, Councilwoman Gale Brewer, and Councilman David Weprin.
About Gay Men’s Health Crisis: Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) is a not-for-profit, volunteersupported and community-based organization committed to national leadership in the fight against AIDS. We provide prevention and care services to more than 15,000 men, women and families that are living with, or affected by, HIV/AIDS in New York City, and advocate for scientific, evidence-based public health solutions for hundreds of thousands worldwide. Our Mission: GMHC fights to end the
AIDS epidemic and uplift the lives of all affected. For more information, please visit www.gmhc.org .
About AIDS Walk New York and MZA Events: AIDS Walk New York was founded in 1986 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists, MZA Events. The even has raised more than $105 million for GMHC and dozens of tri-state AIDS Service Organizations since its inception. Miller is the originator of the AIDS Walk fundraising model, which has raised more than $350 million for leading AIDS charities nationwide. For more information, please visit www.aidswalk.net or www.mzaevents.com
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