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Austin's 12th Annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service
Sunday May 15, 2011 6:30PM-7:30PM in Austin
Austin's 12th Annual & The 28th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial
Service

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What: Austin's 12th Annual AIDS Candlelight Memorial Service -2011
Theme - Touching Lives"

When: Sunday, May 15th, 2011 - Free & Confidential HIV Testing from
7pm-8:30pm with Memorial Service from 7:30pm - 8:30pm. This AIDS
Candlelight Memorial Service occurs on the third Sunday in May every
year.

Where: Republic Square Park - Between 4th & 5th Streets and Guadalupe & San Antonio Streets - Downtown Austin. There is free parking on
surrounding streets.

In Case of Rain: Services will be held at the Central Presbyterian Church located at (San Jacinto & 8th Streets) in Austin, TX.

Why: The AIDS Candlelight Memorial is the largest and oldest grassroots
mobilization campaign for HIV/AIDS awareness in the world and is led by
local volunteer "Candlelight Coordinators & Committees," who host
memorials for their communities worldwide. It's purpose is to honor all
those affected by the AIDS pandemic, as well as to educate about
HIV/AIDS, the respect for human rights of people living with HIV,
influence local and national policy makers, and create community
dialogue about HIV and AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment.

Cost: Admission is Free and Open to the Public. Friends, Family Members
& Love Ones of all Ages are encouraged to attend, bring their candles &
represent those who have passed and or living with the chronic illness
of HIV/AIDS.

More Information: For More info: www.candlelightmemorial.org or email your local Austin Area Community Service Organization for further details.

Republic Square Park
Between 4th & 5th Streets and Guadalupe & San Antonio Streets
Austin, Texas