Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Chicago Mayor Richard Daley have signed on as honorary co-chairs on this year’s AIDS Run & Walk Chicago set for Saturday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. at Grant Park’s Museum Campus, Columbus Drive and Roosevelt Rd. In addition, 76 other elected public officials have agreed to serve as members of the Run & Walk’s honorary committee.
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago will also have pre-event, route and post-event music entertainment as well as a ‘Health Expo’ featuring 20 local organizations that provide health, legal, prevention and other services to individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS.
Registration materials, including team packets, pledge forms, brochures and materials to promote this year’s Run & Walk, can be obtained by visiting www.aidschicago.org or calling the AIDS Foundation of Chicago at (312) 922-2322. Advance per-person registration is $20; on-site is $25.
Run & Walk proceeds benefit the AIDS Foundation of Chicago’s grant-making program. The event is also an important way to show support for efforts to sustain and expand responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic.