This year's Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life is on Sunday, September 26th. Mark your calendars! The Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life is Canada's most important HIV/AIDS fundraising and awareness event. Cities and communities from across the country host Walks every year to raise funds for local services and programming and to increase awareness about HIV/AIDS. Don't just stand there! HIV/AIDS affects us all. There is no cure and no vaccine. With all the advancements that have been made to extend and improve the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, we feel a sense of urgency amidst growing apathy. HIV/AIDS is still with us, ...
Join us for BMO Financial Group Bid for Life Dinner & Auction! On May 6, 2010, the ACNS, in collaboration with Casino Nova Scotia, will host its 7th Annual BMO Financial Group Bid for Life! Dinner & Auction. This is an exciting fundraising event featuring a formal dinner, entertainment and many, many exciting auction items in our silent and live auctions throughout the evening. You will be bidding on items such as first-class trips, tickets to must-see events and unique artwork from all genres. This fantastic evening continues to be supported by the broader artist community and various business groups ...
The AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia would like to introduce you to our most exciting fundraising initiative ever! On Friday, April 16, 2010, Halifax will be stirring with excitement as the 1st Annual RBC Amazing Challenge for AIDS takes the city by storm! By combining physical and mental challenges along with some tight competition, teams of five will face off to win. We are looking for the bravest, strongest and smartest organizations and groups to participate in an adrenaline-pumping, mind-boggling, nerve-wracking day!! This event is an amazing opportunity for team building, organizational development and a fun way for friends to challenge one ...
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 marked the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day. AIDS Awareness Week takes place in the last week of November. Aboriginal AIDS Awareness Week starts on World AIDS Day and concludes on December 5th. The theme for World AIDS Day 2009 was Universal Access and Human Rights, to highlight and underscore the importance of understanding HIV and AIDS from a human rights perspective. The first World AIDS Day was held in 1988 after the World’s health ministers met and agreed on the concept of the day as an opportunity for everyone to demonstrate the importance of AIDS and ...