PARN - Your Community AIDS Resource Network is pleased to announce the 15th Annual AIDS Walk for Life
Come out and join the fun (face painting, music, draw prizes)!
Take a step towards fighting HIV/AIDS in our community.
Sunday, September 24th, 2006
Registration: 1:30 p.m.
Walk: 2:00 p.m.
Walk start Sites:
Peterborough: Millennium Park
Lindsay: Queen Street United Church (corner of Queen Street and Lindsay Street )
Pledge forms are available now!!
To get a pledge form you can:
Ø Look in local stores and organizations
Ø Pick one up at PARN 159 King Street Suite 302, Peterborough
Ø Download it from the events section of our website, www.parn.ca
Ø Call PARN at 705-749-9110 or 1-800-361-2895 & well send one
Youth and Elders Will Lead the 15th Annual
AIDS Walk for Life on Sunday, September 24th!
Lindsay & Peterborough – This year’s AIDS Walk for Life on Sunday, September 24th will be a colourful event, with a 12 foot puppet, a 100 foot rainbow banner, face painting, live music, refreshments, and prizes to entertain young and old alike.
A local group “Grandmothers Together” who collaborate with grandmothers in Africa where AIDS is endemic will be leading the Walk in Peterborough , while youth carrying the rainbow banner will lead the Walk at the Lindsay location. It will be an intergenerational show of solidarity in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Another beautiful aspect of this year’s walk will be an opportunity for walkers to scatter flowers to commemorate people who have died of HIV/AIDS.
Walkers can join either the Peter borough site at Millennium Park (King and Water streets) or walk in Lindsay from Queen Street United Church (Queen and Lindsay streets). Registration starts at 1:15, with the 3km walk starting at 2:00.
We join 130 other sites across the country as the nation's largest AIDS fundraising and awareness event. Join hundreds of others as we walk to raise funds that will help to provide services and education about HIV/AIDS through PARN. These funds will be used only in the counties of Peter borough , City of Kawartha Lakes , Northumberland and Haliburton.
Pledge forms can be picked up at local stores, the PARN office at 159 King Street , downloaded from www.parn.ca or call Suzanne at 749-9110, 1-800-361-2895 or e-mail suzanne@parn.ca
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This year the Float Your Boat event is happening right before the AIDS Walk this Sunday September 24th - all in Millenium Park. Why not watch the boat building and races & grab a bite at the barbecue from 11:00-1:00, and then be all set for the AIDS Walk, registration starting at 1:15, Walk at 2:00pm. All proceeds will go to PARN-Your Community AIDS Resource Network. Details for both events are below.
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Trent Students to raise funds for HIV/AIDS in Float Your Boat Event this Sunday, September 24th
Peterborough – Once again this year, Trent University students will be hosting the Float Your Boat event. Teams will build boats from carboard, duct tape and styrofoam and then compete to see how far they can get their vessel across the river.
Registration from 10:00 - 11:00
Boat Building 11:00 - 11:30
Races from 11:30 - 1:00
Teams pay $10 to register. The event will take place by the docks at Millennium Park . There will be an on site BBQ, with all proceeds from the event going to PARN - Your Community AIDS Network.
The community can join in the fun as either boat-builders or spectators, and are then welcomed to join the 15th annual AIDS Walk for Life starting at 2:00pm.
For more information, contact Carly Snider , Champlain College Cabinet, Community Affairs Representative at 705-743-0733 or carlysnider@trentu.ca
Posted by Admin at September 24, 2006 01:45 AM