BC PLACE TO ‘GO RED’ FOR CANFAR ON WORLD AIDS DAY
November 30th, 2011
November 30, 2011
November 30, 2011 (Vancouver, BC) – On Thursday, December 1st, 2011 BC Place in Vancouver and the CN Tower in Toronto will light up and ‘Go Red’ for CANFAR to help raise awareness for AIDS research. The landmarks will change their lights to red to show their support and build awareness for this global epidemic and the research still needed to find a cure.
A quarter of Canadians with HIV are not aware of their infection and young adults (aged 15-29) account for approximately 26 per cent of all people diagnosed with HIV in Canada. As Canada’s only independent charitable foundation dedicated to eliminating AIDS through research, CANFAR is committed to finding a cure and has granted more than $17 million to Canadian researchers to-date. Since the first World AIDS Day in 1988, people around the world have shown their commitment to finding a cure by ‘going red’ and wearing a red ribbon.
CANFAR’s president, Christopher Bunting, is available to speak about the prevalence of HIV and AIDS and the remarkable steps forward being made by Canadian researchers.
WHAT: CN Tower and BC Place ‘Go Red’ to commemorate World AIDS Day
WHO: Christopher Bunting, President, CANFAR
WHEN: Thursday, December 1st, 2011
5:00 p.m. onwards
WHERE: BC Place – 777 Pacific Blvd. Vancouver, BC
CN Tower – 301 Front Street West, Toronto, ON
ABOUT CANFAR
The Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research is Canada’s only independent charitable foundation dedicated to eliminating HIV/AIDS through research. By funding promising Canadian HIV/AIDS research and spreading awareness through education campaigns, CANFAR is working to end AIDS globally. Since 1987, CANFAR has awarded $17 million to HIV/AIDS research projects. Visit CANFAR for more information. AIDS is still fatal. There is no cure, no vaccine. Not yet.
Alex Kruger Laura Patton
CANFAR Weber Shandwick
akruger@canfar.com lpatton@webershandwick.com
P: 416-361-6281 ext. 227 P: 416-642-7910