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Singer Jamar Rogers, who performed
on the television series “The Voice” last year, is scheduled to speak in a
public program entitled “Lift Every Voice: Jamar Rogers on Faith, Hope, and
Facing HIV/AIDS” from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on March 8, in the Austin-East
Performing Arts High School Auditorium, 2800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue,
Knoxville, Tenn.
Rogers took the opportunity to
reveal his HIV-positive status while on “The Voice” to offer encouragement and
hope to young people watching the show. The singer credits the support of his
mother and his faith with helping him to break an addiction to drugs.
The program “Lift Every Voice”
culminates a week of activities, including education, prayer ,and HIV testing
in honor of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and National Week
of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS.
The local Faith-based Approaches and
Initiatives To Help Reduce HIV/AIDS (FAITH) Coalition is sponsoring the events.
Tickets for the public program may be purchased in advance at (865) 523–7521 or
http://www.knoxtix.com for $10 ($5 for
students) or $15 at the door.
Rogers also will participate at the
Healthy Swag Conference for middle and high school students, to be held on
March 9. For further information on this conference, call (865) 215–5545.
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.
TOGETHER WE REMAIN STRONG!
