AIDS WALK PHILLY

Here in Philly…

• There are over 30,000 people in the Delaware Valley living with HIV disease.

In the United States…

• Every 9½ minutes, someone is infected with HIV.
• 1 in 5 people with HIV does not know it.
• One third of all new HIV infections are among young adults under the age of 29.
• There are approximately 1.2 million people living with HIV disease.
• Since the first AIDS case was diagnosed in 1981, over 600,000 Americans have died of AIDS, more than all the U.S. combat deaths since the beginning of World War I.
• Nearly half of the people infected with HIV in the U.S. are not receiving medical care.

Worldwide

• There is no vaccine to stop the spread of AIDS.
• Although new medical treatments have helped many people living with HIV/AIDS to live longer lives, there is no cure.
• 25 million people have died of HIV-related causes since the beginning of the epidemic
• There are over 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS
• In 2008, there were 2.7 million new infections and 2 million AIDS-related deaths.

Many of our friends, family and neighbors are in desperate need of health care services and other life-saving programs, but with cutbacks in government dollars , these programs are often under-funded. Now, more than ever, your donations are needed to support organizations providing HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention education, counseling and testing and care services for people living with HIV/AIDS. I also encourage you to join me and a slew of others in the AIDS WALK PHILLY, SUNDAY OCTOBER 21ST, 2012...FOR MORE INFO VISIT WWW.AIDSWALKPHILLY.ORG....If you are not able to attend this event donations can be made at  http://www.aidswalkphilly.org/profile/detail/194168

THANKS IN ADVANCE