Recently the 19th Annual AIDS Walk was held by the Kapiolani Park in Waikiki. The event was organized by the Life Foundation and was actually headed by a student from HPU. Liaanne Devi Choo who is a AD/PR major was involved with the foundation as she was interning for the Life Foundation. The event raised the most it has had in 19 years with funds well over $165,000 and that number is still rising as they still have donations coming in.
The event was joined by more than 4000 participants and had more than 200 volunteers which a lot of came proudly from HPU. The walk was a 3 mile walk around the park and was participated by teams and individual walkers. People came dressed up in drag, tie-dye tshirts and many other interesting outifts in order to make their teams stand out.
It is estimated that 3,000 people in Hawaii are living with HIV or AIDS. Approximately 40,000 new HIV infections occur each year in the United States - half of these among individuals under the age of 25
Top prizes at the Honolulu AIDS Walk were awarded to:
1st Place Fundraisers: Harry Byerly and Dwayne Takeno
2nd Place Fundraiser: Elijah Jacobson
3rd Place Fundraiser: Dean Calistro
Best Team Costume: Gaga for a Cure
Top Online Fundraiser: Robin Pacson
Top Fundraising Team: Just Do It
Top Fundraising High School Team: Mid-Pac
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