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HIV/AIDS Awareness Week
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta State University’s HEROS (Helping
Everywhere Reaching Out) will host HIV/AIDS Awareness Week from
Monday, Nov. 28, through Thursday, Dec. 1.
This dynamic week is dedicated to educating the community about the
growing epidemic of HIV/AIDS in the state of Georgia. Faculty,
staff and students are invited to join the fight against HIV/AIDS
by wearing a red ribbon throughout the week.
List of events:
Monday: Know Your Status, Get Tested: Free HIV/AIDS Testing,
Student Union Ballrooms A & B, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Please bring
VSU ID
Tuesday: Red Alert Showcase featuring the Red Pump Campaign,
Student Union Ballrooms B & C, 7 p.m., Admission is $1 if you
wear red and $2 if you do not wear red
Wednesday: Red Topped HERO Bake Sale, Student Union Display
A, 12 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., All tasty treats for less than $1
each!
Thursday: World AIDS Day: Kill the Noise Forum with Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., 7:15 p.m., Jennett Lecture Hall
All proceeds raised throughout the week will go towards children
infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS in the state of Georgia. All
events are open to all VSU students. For more information, please
contact Erika McCoy at eymccoy@valdosta.edu.
