The series Life Positive is inspired by Nicholas Snow’s living-powerfully-with-HIV memoir, Life Positive: A Journey to the Center of My Heart.
“Together Again” Ending the HIV Epidemic
More than 2,000 local humanitarians will come together Saturday, October 30th, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. to end the HIV epidemic, expand healthcare access, and remember those friends and family members who we lost because of AIDS.
A Grateful Client...
Nicholas Snow, producer and host of PromoHomo.TV®, is celebrating 10 years as a client of DAP Health, and quite honored to present this special preview of the 2021 Desert AIDS Walk set for Saturday, October 30th at 8:00 a.m., stepping off from Ruth Hardy Park in Palm Springs, California.
The annual Desert AIDS Walk helps fund the vital work of DAP Health, previously Desert AIDS Project, an advocacy-based healthcare organization that provides service to more than 10,000 individuals.
DAP Health CEO David Brinkman (pictured below) says, “We remain committed to ending the epidemic and caring for people living with HIV. That work includes the vital services we offer, including HIV prevention and specialty care, STI screening and treatment, housing support, benefits navigation, medical, dental, and behavioral healthcare.”
DAVID BRINKMAN’S TOP FIVE REASONS TO WALK
Hear are David’s Top Five Reasons to participate in the 2021 Desert AIDS Walk, a Palm Springs tradition since 1989.
5. YOU MIGHT SEE SOME FAMOUS FACES: The Desert AIDS Walk brings together the community, including celebrities and leading businesses. At the very first Desert AIDS Walk in 1989, screen legend Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne were there to add their celebrity and support. “Let’s walk, run, do whatever we can to eradicate AIDS,” Douglas said during his opening remarks in 1989. Joining the post-walk event was former President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford. Other former participants included former Palm Springs mayor and singer Sonny Bono.
4. GREAT FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY (INCLUDING YOUR FUR-BABIES): This year’s event will include the Health and Wellness Village, sponsored by Walgreen’s. The Village will offer opportunities for participants to restore their mind, body and spirit. Congressman Raul Ruiz brought his two young children to the 2016 Desert AIDS Walk for another reason. “We started them young, we start them early to believe in equality, to believe in social justice, to help us eliminate the stigma of HIV/AIDS. To encourage our friends and other families to get tested,” Ruiz said from the stage. “This is not something we go halfway; we go all the way in order to protect our community members and our loved ones.”
Pets are welcome to walk the course that begins at Ruth Hardy Park and take participants around some of the legendary landmarks around Palm Springs.
3. CELEBRATING LIFE: Many who participate will do so to honor a loved one lost to HIV and AIDS. “I walk because other people can’t. I also walk to support all the programs and services that (DAP Health) provides to its clients. It’s unparalleled and unmatched in the country,” said board member Patrick Jordan in a 2015 video. “Come get inspired.”
2. REUNITED AND IT WILL FEEL SO GOOD: It is a chance for our community to get together, safely, to celebrate and walk together again in person. Due to the COVID pandemic, last year’s walk was a virtual one. If people are vaccinated, they can be together again to celebrate at one of the most beloved events in Palm Springs. Desert AIDS Walk also helps kick off Pride Week!
1. THE FIGHT TO END HIV ISNT OVER: When the Desert AIDS Walk began in 1989, a positive diagnosis was a death sentence. Today, DAP Health treats many long-term survivors who lead full and healthy lives.
REGISTER NOW
Join more than 2,000 local humanitarians and come together to end the HIV epidemic, expand healthcare access, and remember those friends and family members who we lost because of AIDS. Walker Registration is now available online at www.desertaidswalk.org.
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