Southern IL AIDS Walk Seeks Volunteers

For Immediate Release

Southern Illinois AIDS Walk Moves to World AIDS Day (Dec. 1), SIUC Campus

The Southern Illinois AIDS Walk and Candlelight Vigil will be held on Thursday, Dec. 1 (World AIDS Day) at 6pm at the SIUC Student Health Center, 374 Grand Avenue, Carbondale. Set-up will begin at 3pm, and registration and a health fair will begin at 4:30pm. Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day.

Individuals and teams can register on-line at www.CarbondaleAIDSWalk.org, or can contact Wally Paynter at 812-480-0204 or wallypaynter@aol.com for walk envelopes or for walk sponsorship information.

Proceeds from the walk benefit the Southern Illinois AIDS Holiday Project, which works to meet the needs of 150 low-income households impacted by HIV / AIDS in the 19 southern-most counties of Illinois.

Volunteer meetings will be held at 7:30pm at the SIU Newman Center, 715 S. Washington Street in Carbondale. Meetings have been scheduled for Thursday Sept. 8; Monday Oct. 3; Monday Oct. 24; Thursday Nov. 17 and Wednesday, Nov. 30. Volunteers are needed from all 19 southern-most counties, high schools, community colleges, churches and the SIUC campus.