AIDS Awareness Walk

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AIDS Awareness Walk

• Peer Education Association Southeast Missouri
  State University

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AIDS facts

• 40 million people worldwide are living with HIV
• 25 million people have died since AIDS was first
  identified in the 1980s
• 15 million children worldwide have lost one or
  both parents as a result of AIDS
• More than 3 million people die as a result of
  AIDS each year

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At the end of 2005, the Center for Disease
Control estimated that 437,982 people were living
with AIDS in the U.S.
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Area 5s people living with AIDS

• Iowa- 819
• Kansas- 1,216
• Missouri- 5,202
• Nebraska- 2,840
• New York has the most people living with AIDS at
  73,794

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How to Do an AIDS Walk
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Fundraising

• Organizations on Campus
• Gay Straight Alliance
• Social Work Club
• Resident Hall Association
• Greek Life

• Local AIDS Education Programs
• Southeast Missouri Hospital
• St. Francis Medical Center

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Planning for Walk

• Actual Route of Walk
• Door Prizes
• Giving out handouts
• Make sure the weather is clear
• Include community involvement
• Include campus involvement

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AIDS Walk Route
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Advertising/Publicity

• Talking with organizations/clubs
• Campus Advertising
• News Release
• Personal Announcements
• Mayors Office
• News Outlets
• KFVS Channel 12
• Southeast Missourian
• Capaha Arrow
• Hospitals

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Materials

• Create a Banner
• AIDS Pins
• Candles
• Informational Handout
• People Power

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Banner
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Pins
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Candles
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Informational Handout
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Walk

• Gather in a central area
• Distribute materials
• Have speaker talk before the walk about the
  purpose of walking
• Split into two groups to walk on both sides of
  the street
• Have small discussions during the walk about AIDS
• Conclude with a moment of silence

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Results

• News coverage on local television station
• Campus newspaper
• Campus awareness
• Community awareness
• Good turn out!
• Sense of accomplishment!

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Capaha Arrow
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Lessons Learned

• Fundraising should start earlier
• Confirm attendance of community figures
• More advertisements and publicity
• More photos to document the walk
• Get donations in advance
• More involvement with other campus organizations

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Works Cited

• http//www.avert.org/statsum.htm
• http//www.worldvision.org/get_involved.nsf/child/
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