Walk For Life This June To Support People Living With HIV, UK

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is looking for willing walkers to don their ruby slippers for people living with HIV on Sunday 5th June for this year's Walk for Life 10k event.


When: 12pm, Sunday 5th June, 2011

Where: Starts and ends in Potter's Fields Park, London, SE1 2AA


Walk for Life is the biggest HIV /AIDS awareness walking event in Europe, previously run by HIV charity Crusaid and now Terrence Higgins Trust, following the two charities' merger last summer, and this year the event has a wonderful Wizard of Oz fancy dress theme.


Participants walk a picturesque 10k route, which starts in Potters Fields Park next to Tower Bridge, continues up to Covent Garden via St Pauls and Waterloo Bridge, along the South Bank back to Potters Fields, and all funds raised go to the Hardship Fund supporting people living with HIV in poverty.


All ages can sign up (the park and route are wheelchair and buggy accessible) and, whether you come in fancy dress or just as you are, it's a great summer's day out for friends, partners and families, with plenty of celebrity spotting opportunities along the way. Previous famous names taking part have included Danni Minogue, The Feeling, Liz McClarnon, 4 Poofs & A Piano and Glen Wallace. The event starts at mid-day, taking an average of two to three hours, and walkers will be welcomed back to the park with entertainment, food and drink stalls.


Simon Whiteman, Terrence Higgins Trust's Head of Community Fundraising had this to say about the event: "For over 20 years, thousands of people have shown wonderful support for Walk for Life, walking to celebrate love, life and determination and raise vital funds for people living with, and affected by HIV. It's a chance to get fit and have a fun day outdoors with friends and family before reaching the 'Emerald City' finish. In the current economic climate, life is getting harder day by day for many people diagnosed with HIV so the Harship Fund needs your support more than ever before. Even a small donation will make a difference, so please sign up to this year's event."


If you would like to take part in this year's Walk for Life as a walker, or to enter a team, register online here to sign up for this year's event. It costs just ВЈ10 to register, which helps THT cover the costs of the event and ensure that walker sponsorship goes to people living with HIV.


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Terrence Higgins Trust