Did you know, ...
- By the end of this year, more than 50,000 people in the U.S. will be infected with HIV.
- By the end of this year, more than 2,500 people in Los Angeles alone will test HIV-positive.
- Of all the new people infected with HIV this year, one out of every five isn't even aware.
- Before recent anti-retroviral drugs were developed, people died of AIDS. And, ...
- After the development of these anti-retroviral drugs, ... PEOPLE STILL DIE OF AIDS.
Despite advancements made in the treatment and prevention of HIV, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that the overall rate of HIV infection continues to increase, and deaths due to AIDS-related complications still impact this nation. The fight against AIDS is far from over, and I am asking you to join me in making a meaningful difference in the lives of people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.
AIDS Walk Los Angeles is our community taking action against the AIDS epidemic. AIDS Walk Los Angeles is a 10-kilometer (6.21-mile) fundraising walk benefiting AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and other Los-Angeles-based AIDS service organizations. APLA and its community partners provide essential food, counseling, job placement, medical care, dental care, safe housing, and much more for thousands of Los Angeles residents living with HIV and AIDS. Your donation will help make these services possible. They are essential in the struggle against this terrible disease.
I am asking you to support me in this important cause. I am asking you to join me in making a meaningful difference in the lives of people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.
Please make a generous contribution to AIDS Walk Los Angeles by going to my AIDS Walk Los Angeles page:
http://awla2014.kintera.org/kennethscott1618
It is a quick and easy way to take a stand in the fight against AIDS. The website is secure and all donations are 100% tax deductible. If you prefer to write a check, please make it out to "AIDS Walk Los Angeles" and send it to: AIDS Walk Los Angeles, 3550 Wilshire Blvd., #890, Los Angeles, CA 90010. Be sure to write my name (Kenneth I. Scott Jr.) on the check and let me know by email if you were able to send in a donation, ... so that I can thank YOU for your support!
