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35TH AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES CONTINUES ITS MARCH TO END THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC AT DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES’ GRAND PARK WITH THE SUPPORT OF ELECTEDS, CELEBRITIES, ADVOCATES, SPONSORS & COMMUNITY
Pioneer Fundraising Walk Raised Nearly $1.6 Million–Vital Funds That Build Support and Awareness For APLA Health to Prove That AIDS Has Met Its March
LOS ANGELES (October 20, 2019) — Today AIDS Walk Los Angeles held its 35th annual walk that raised vital funds that help to build support and awareness of the continuing need to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Ten thousand participants, volunteers and sponsors raised nearly $1.6 million. Individuals are able to increase that amount by donating before November 15, 2019. This year’s AIDS Walk Los Angeles was the first to be managed in-house by APLA Health, which has been the beneficiary of the walk since its inception. The theme for 2019 is “AIDS Has Met Its March,” which calls upon participants to continue the fight in its efforts to make AIDS history.