30,000 TO FILL STREETS FOR 27th ANNUAL AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES
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30,000 TO FILL STREETS FOR 27th ANNUAL AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Drew Carey, La Toya Jackson, Carson Kressley, Pauley Perrette and Other Special Guests
Join 30,000 Participants for California’s Largest AIDS Fundraiser
Note to Assignment Editors: A range of VIP and celebrity guests, elected officials, and AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) clients living with HIV/AIDS will be available for comment on the event following the Opening Ceremony.
WHAT: 27th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles (AWLA)
WHEN: Sunday, October 16, 2011
8:00 a.m. Media Check-In Open (front of stage) *Please contact Gabriel McGowan (listed above) to reserve a media access pass.
9:00 a.m. Aerobic Warm-Up on Main Stage at San Vicente Boulevard north of Santa Monica Boulevard
9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony on Main Stage at San Vicente Boulevard north of Santa Monica Boulevard
9:55 a.m. Backstage Photo/Interview Opportunities with Celebrities, Elected Officials, APLA clients
10:00 a.m. Walk Begins
WHO: More than 30,000 participants are expected.
Confirmed celebrity guests include: Drew Carey (“The Price Is Right”), Conchata Ferrell (“Two and a Half Men”), Barrett Foa (“NCIS: Los Angeles”), Dot Marie Jones (“Glee”), Carson Kressley (television personality and “Dancing with the Stars” contestant), La Toya Jackson (singer, activist), Pauley Perrette (“NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigation Service”), Jai Rodriguez (television personality), and Louis Van Amstel (“Dancing with the Stars”). Jenifer Lewis will perform “Dig a Little Deeper,” the song she originated in Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog.” Lewis will close the Opening Ceremony with her performance of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “You’ll Never Walk Alone.”
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and West Hollywood Mayor John J. Duran will speak about the current HIV/AIDS crisis in Los Angeles County and the vital work of lead beneficiary APLA.
Other elected officials expected to attend include: United States Representatives Linda Sanchez, Adam Schiff, and Brad Sherman; California State Assembly Speaker John A. Perez; California State Assemblymembers Betsy Butler, Mike Feuer, Ricardo Lara, Bonnie Lowenthal, and Anthony Portantino; Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky; Los Angeles City Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Tom LaBonge; West Hollywood Mayor Pro Tempore Jeffrey Prang and West Hollywood City Councilmember John D’Amico; and Los Angeles County Director of the Office of AIDS Programs & Policy, Mario J. Perez.
WHERE: West Hollywood Park: San Vicente Boulevard between Santa Monica Boulevard and Melrose Avenue. Venue map: http://www.aidswalk.net/losangeles/eventinfo/maps.html
General Media Parking: Free parking is available at Cedars-Sinai Medical Towers, 3rd Street & Sherbourne. Travel westbound on 3rd and turn right on Sherbourne. Shuttle service to the venue provided. Closer parking is also available for $10 at the Pacific Design Center (enter garage from Melrose east of San Vicente). Note: Parking at Pacific Design Center closes at 8 a.m., and vehicles will not be able to exit until after 12 p.m.
Broadcast Crew Parking: Space will be available on San Vicente north of Santa Monica behind the stage. Enter San Vicente at Sunset Blvd. and go south. There will be media parking along San Vicente. Please contact Gabriel McGowan (listed above) to reserve this parking.
MORE: In this thirtieth year since AIDS was identified in the United States, AIDS Walk Los Angeles remains a vital source of private support for programs and services that sustain lives and prevent new infections. The event is the single largest source of private support for direct services that thousands of low-income Angelenos living with HIV/AIDS depend on – like food, medical care, housing help, and more.
About AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA): AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA), one of the largest nonprofit AIDS service organizations in the United States, provides bilingual direct services, prevention education, and leadership on HIV/AIDS-related policy and legislation. With more than 26 years of service, APLA is a community-based, volunteer-supported organization with local, national, and global reach. For more information, visit apla.org.
About AIDS Walk Los Angeles: Since 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles has raised more than $69 million for HIV programs and services throughout Los Angeles County, and has grown into one of the largest AIDS fundraising events in the country. In 2010 alone, 30,000 participants, many of whom were members of 1,600 corporate and community teams, raised nearly $3 million for AIDS Project Los Angeles and 20 other AIDS service organizations. For more information, visit aidswalk.net.
About MZA Events: AIDS Walk Los Angeles was founded in 1985 by Craig R. Miller and his organization of activists, MZA Events. Miller is the AIDS Walk originator and has produced hundreds of public service campaigns and fundraising events, generating more than $359 million for major AIDS organizations throughout the country. For more information, please visit mzaevents.com.
Press Contacts:
Gabriel McGowan Brent Colby
Director of Communications Director of Strategic Partnerships & Communications
AIDS Project Los Angeles AIDS Walk Los Angeles
213.201.1521 (o) 213.201.9255 (o)
818.450.6283 (m) 310.844.3756 (m)
gmcgowan@apla.org brentc@aidswalk.net
