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Experts and activists will come together
on Sept. 12 at City of Hope for the sixth annual HIV/AIDS Action Summit.
Organized by the medical center and Assembly member Anthony Portantino
(D-Pasadena), this year’s meeting will feature “Project Runway All-Stars”
winner and HIV awareness spokesperson Mondo Guerra.
“The San Gabriel Valley HIV/AIDS
Action Summit raises awareness about HIV and AIDS and efforts to prevent new
infections and keep HIV-positive patients healthy,” Portantino said in a
statement. “This year we are especially pleased to have Mondo Guerra talk about
getting young people involved in the fight against AIDS.”
Dr. Alexandra Levine, City of Hope’s
chief medical officer and former research chair for the President’s Advisory
Council on HIV/AIDS, will speak at the conference.
The summit will take place from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at City of Hope’s Cooper Auditorium, 1500 E. Duarte Rd. in
Duarte. The public is invited.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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