Philadelphia The 7th Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast

WHEN:

12/1/2015

WHERE:

The 7th Annual World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast, Philadelphia

DESCRIPTION:

Every year, the 1st of December is commemorated as World AIDS Day. People and communities around the world dedicate the day to activities and events to cherish the memories of those who battled the disease, and to celebrate progress achieved in the global response to HIV. "People of faith and faith-based organizations have been at the forefront of the response to HIV and AIDS since the early 1980's, by engaging in practical health care, social and emotional support, pastoral care and advocacy with and for those living with the virus, to eliminate stigma and discrimination and to promote access to treatment for all those living with HIV," says Dr. Calenthia Dowdy, FIGHT's Director of Faith Initiatives. The World AIDS Day Prayer Breakfast will welcome people of many faith traditions to come together to offer reflections and prayers for those who live with the virus, help for those at risk, hope for a cure, and most of all, a world without AIDS. It will take place Tuesday, December 1st at the DoubleTree by Hilton (Broad and Locust Streets) from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. This year's keynote speaker is Rev. Dr. Wayne Croft, Sr. from St. Paul's Baptist Church in West Chester, Pennsylvania. To RSVP, contact Eddie Davis at edavis@fight.org or 215.985.4448 ext. 435 or Calenthia Dowdy at cdowdy@fight.org or 215.985.4448 ext. 253.