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DANCING IN THE
STREETS
National HIV Testing Day -- June 27th, 2003
Come out to dance in the streets and celebrate under the stars….
as we honor National HIV Testing day at the Art Museum Steps! This
event will be on Friday night, June 27th from 7:00 pm – 11:30
pm.
This free event
will be held in a festive block party format. Noted DJ – Rich
Medina has graciously donated his time to provide music that evening,
and Sunkist has provided their truck that opens out to a fully equipped
stage with sound. There will also be African Percussionists and
dancers to highlight the evening. Below are a few other highlights
for the evening:
- Sunkist
is hosting a talent contest from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm and the
winner will receive $1,000 and an opportunity to advance to the
national competition
- BEBASHI
will provide free HIV testing via Orasure and receive a BEBASHI
t-shirt
- BEBASHI
will offer the new rapid response HIV test - OraQuick, where HIV
results are available in 20 minutes. The first 25 people to test
for HIV using OraQuick will receive a ticket to the Maze, Frankie
Beverly, Patti Labelle, and Jaheim concert
- Whole Foods
Market and Sunkist have donated 30 cases of water and 1000 orange
sodas for the evening.
- Prepared
BBQ food will be available from 7:00 pm – 8:00pm
BEBASHI was founded in 1985, due to the alarming increase of HIV/AIDS
in the African American community of Philadelphia. Our original
efforts focused on street outreach to areas of the community most
in need of prevention information and the least likely to receive
it. Today, we continue to conduct street outreach, but have expanded
to include a comprehensive prevention program, direct care services,
and developed culturally-appropriate models of sexual health education,
with particular regard for African-American men and women, adolescents,
and sexual minorities, all of which have been models for similar
programs throughout the nation. Our mission is to provide culturally
sensitive health related information, direct service, research,
and technical assistance to the urban community.
It is estimated
that in Philadelphia alone 16,000 individuals have AIDS. This means
that as many as an additional one-third are infected with HIV and
do not know it. Knowing your HIV status is an essential step in
taking control of your life. Your support would be an important
step towards making a real difference in the lives of our community.
If you have
any questions please feel to call me at 215-769-3591 x140 or email
at jojo19107@aol.com. Thank
you in advance for your consideration.
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