West Hollywood, California (November 23, 2009) - The City of West Hollywood will host the annual World AIDS Day Commemoration on Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 6 p.m. at Gallery 825, located at 825 N. La Cienega Boulevard. 
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The annual Paul Starke Warrior Award will be presented to outstanding members of the community working in HIV/AIDS services.
A historical retrospective of HIV Prevention campaigns from the City of West Hollywood will be on display at the gallery. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, please call Corey Roskin, Social Services at (323) 848-6403. For the deaf and hard of hearing, please call (323) 848-6496.
Additionally, AIDSWATCH, a 24-hour World AIDS Day Memorial, Cablecast from West Hollywood is set for Tuesday, December 1, 2009.
On World AIDS Day, Tuesday, December 1, 2009, the City of West Hollywood will once again sponsor and originate AIDSWATCH, an electronic, televised memorial.
Candlelight vigil from AIDS Day past. Photo by WeHo News. |
The name roster for the 2009 AIDSWatch program is now open. The public is invited to contribute names of people to whom they would like to pay tribute on AIDSWATCH.
Names may be added at www.aidswatch.org.
For 24 hours beginning at midnight, West Hollywood Citychannel 10 on Time Warner Cable will display the names of thousands of people who have died of AIDS, one at a time.
Twice each hour, information about HIV/AIDS service providers will be displayed.
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The goal of the televised memorial is to reach into people’s living rooms and remind them that HIV and AIDS touches everyone.
AIDSWATCH has been a part of World AIDS Day since 1996, and the City of West Hollywood continues to be a sponsor.
AIDSWATCH will also be available on the City's web site and on some cable channels outside West Hollywood.
For more information, please contact Kent Egenberger at (323) 848-6593.
For the deaf and hard of hearing, please call (323) 848-6496
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