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AIDS Quilts Display in Albany

BINGHAMTON, NY - The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilts will be on display in Albany at the Empire State Plaza from Monday, Nov. 27, 2006 through Friday December 1, 2006. The display is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Monday, Nov. 27th, Tuesday, Nov. 28th and Thursday, Nov. 30; from 9 am to 8 pm on Wednesday, Nov. 29th; and from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday, Dec. 1, 2006. This display is a partnership of the New York State Department of Health, the Capital Region of the NAMES Project and HIV/AIDS Community-Based Organizations. The display is part of observances for World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, 2006.

The Schedule of Events at the Empire State Plaza include:

  • An Opening Ceremony to be held on Monday, Nov. 27, 2006 at 9:30 am.
  • The Commissioner’s Distinguished Service Awards Program will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006 at 1:30 pm. Annually, the NYS Commissioner of Health, Dr. Antonia Novello, recognizes one person or group from each of the 16 statewide HIV Care Networks to receive this award. Award recipients are recognized for their efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. From the Binghamton Region, Greta Immermann, Training Coordinator for the Southern Tier AIDS Program, has been chosen to receive this award.
  • An evening program on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006
  • Closing Ceremony on Dec. 1, 2006 at 3 pm.

For more information about the Quilt Display or the associated events, contact the NYS Department of Health at 1.866.362.7946.

The NAMES Project started in 1987 to provide a creative means for remembering those who died from AIDS; to illustrate the enormity of the AIDS epidemic; to increase awareness of HIV and AIDS; to assist with HIV prevention education; and to raise funds for community based AIDS organizations. A quilt is composed of eight separate panels, each panel representing a person who died of AIDS. As of May 2006, there were 5,748 blocks, each block containing eight panels. More information about the Names Project and the Quilt can be found at: www.aidsquilt.org.

For more information, contact Sandy Kosty, HIV Care Network Coordinator at 607.778.3066.

CONTACT:
Sandy Kosty, Supervising Public Health Educator
Broome County Health Department: 607.778.3066
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