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On Sunday, the 25th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles is expected to
draw more than 27,000 participants. Last year, the walk raised $3.9
million and attracted 30,000 people. Since 1985, the event has
helped raise more than $63 million for HIV/AIDS programs across the
county. This year’s beneficiaries are AIDS
Project Los Angeles and more than a dozen other AIDS service
organizations in the region. Registration on Sunday starts at 8:30
a.m. for the 10 a.m. kick off, and the 10K walk begins and ends in
West Hollywood Park at the corner of Melrose Avenue and Santa
Monica Boulevard. For more information, visit
http://aidswalk.net/losangeles/index.html or telephone 213-201-WALK
(9255). [Article source: http://wehonews.com/z/wehonews/]
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