Participants in the 37th annual AIDS Walk Sunday winded along Kelly Drive from the Art Museum, helping raise money to provide emergency funds to individuals living with HIV disease and increase public awareness.
Ne’vaeh Scott, a senior at Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls participates with classmates from the school’s Black Student Union.
Funds raised from donations, sponsorships, and participation in AIDS Walk Philly remain in the region, which has a new infection rate three times greater than the national average. Currently there are over 27,000 people living with HIV in and around Philadelphia.
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