Get out your running shoes — or even your rollerblades — for the 20th annual AIDS Walk Miami on Sunday, April 20. The event benefits HIV/AIDS services offered by Care Resource, the Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South Florida, Broward House and the Food for Life Network.
Organizers hope to raise $700,000 this year — $100 for each of the 7,000 clients the Miami-Dade and Broward County agencies serve each year. Pre-walk Internet contributions neared $165,000.
Actress Jane Lynch, star of “Alvin and the Chipmunks,” “Walk Hard,” “Best in Show” and “Talladega Nights,” will serve as the grand marshal for the event.
Registration and opening ceremonies will begin at 8 a.m. at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr., just east of Meridian Ave. at 17th St. The 5-kilometer walk will begin promptly at 9 a.m., culminating with a post-walk celebration at 11 a.m. at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, 2000 Convention Center Dr.
It’s not too late to get involved. The AIDS Walk Miami website, http://www.aidswalkmiami.com/, is still accepting online donations, as well as registrations for walkers and bladders. For more information, call 305-751-WALK or contact Carlos Rodriguez at crodriguez@careresource.org.
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