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Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life 2010: Don't Just Stand There
What: Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life - Ottawa
When: Saturday, September 25, 2010
5:00PM Registration; 6:00PM Opening Ceremonies; 7:00PM Memorial, walk will begin immediately following Memorial
Where: Marion Dewar Plaza – Ottawa City Hall
September 24, 2010 - The Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life is Canada's most important national fundraising
and awareness event for the community-based AIDS movement. In Canada, approximately 58,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS and
as many as 4,500 people are newly infected each year. One person every two hours is being infected with HIV every
single day. Approximately 3,000 people in Ottawa are living with HIV/AIDS and infection rates continue to
rise. With no cure or vaccine currently available, prevention remains our only hope.
This year, the Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life - Ottawa will host the twentieth annual Walk. The Walk will help to
increase awareness of HIV/AIDS nationally and raise much-needed funds to support seven local organizations that provide
HIV/AIDS related services in the community.
2010 Honorary Walk Chair: Max Keeping, Community Ambassador for CTV
Each year Ottawa hosts a candlelight walk to honour and remember those how have gone before us, stand in support of those
living with HIV/AIDS. This year the start of the walk will be marked with a ceremonial lighting of candles to light the way in hope for an end to the virus.
100% of all fundraising revenues collected will stay in the community to support the partner agencies, including:
Bruce House (lead agency) (www.brucehouse.org), AIDS Committee
of Ottawa (www.aco-cso.ca), Pink Triangle
Services (www.pinktriangle.org), Planned Parenthood
of Ottawa (www.ppottawa.ca), Snowy Owl AIDS
Foundation (www.snowyowl.org), Wabano Centre for
Aboriginal Health (www.wabano.com) and Youth
Services Bureau of Ottawa (www.ysb.on.ca).
Proceeds enable them to continue to offer prevention and education programs, as well as treatment, care and support for people living
with and affected by HIV/AIDS in the Ottawa region. Last year, hundreds of walkers, sponsors and corporate sponsors helped raise over $125,000
for these organizations.
Whether you are walking, volunteering, or making a donation, you can make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS right here in our city.
Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life
The Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life is a project of the Canadian AIDS Society in partnership
with the British Columbia Persons with AIDS Society, the AIDS Committee of Toronto, and community-based AIDS organizations across Canada.
During the national week-long event, cities and communities from across the country host Walks to raise funds for local services and
programming and to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. As Canada's most important HIV/AIDS awareness and fundraising event, the
Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life has now raised over $30 million for community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations
since 1996 and has attracted well over half a million participants. Scotiabank continues its multi-year
commitment as title sponsor for the AIDS Walk, playing a key role in expanding its promotional and fundraising capacity.
National Sponsors
Title: Scotiabank
Platinum: Santa Margherita Vintages
Gold: Gilead
Silver: ViiV Healthcare in partnership with Shire
Official Courier: Canpar
Media Partners: Cineplex Media, Maclean's Magazine, Marketwire, Outlooks Magazine
Local Sponsors
Patron: The Ottawa Citizen, ClearChannel, CTV, Hot 89.9
Partner: Xtra, Marquardt Printing, Le Droit, Events InStyle, Mastermind Events
Corporate: B. Goods, Storm Internet Services, Cody Party Centre, Ottawa Kiosk, ToTo Too Queer Community Theatre,
Sportira, Jack of All Trades Design
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For more information, please contact:
Jennifer McAndrew
Event Manager
Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life - Ottawa
613-282-0889
jennifer@mmecanada.comjennifer@mmecanada.com
www.aidswalkottawa.ca
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