RUN, WALK, PLEDGE:



AIDS Run & Walk Chicago

Saturday, September 17, 2005



Join thousands of area residents for the 5th annual AIDS Run & Walk
Chicago on Saturday, September 17, 2005. Money raised at the event
will support essential HIV/AIDS prevention and care services
throughout the Chicago area through the CommunityDirect program and
the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's grantmaking program.



Register for the AIDS Run & Walk Chicago 2005 TODAY!



Register at www.aidschicago.org and click on the Run & Walk tab.
Consider forming a team. See details online or call 312-922-2322.
Set a fundraising goal and begin working toward it. Collect pledges
from your friends, family, and co-workers; throw a fundraising party;
hold a bake sale. Be creative and have fun while raising money to
support critical AIDS prevention and care services.




CommunityDirect Program Benefits Local Agencies



CommunityDirect, a program designed to directly benefit local AIDS
organizations, allows members of AFC's Service Providers Council
(SPC) to form teams for AIDS Run & Walk and receive 50% of ALL money
their teams raise. The other half of the pledge funds will support
prevention, care, and advocacy services throughout the Chicago area.
For more information about this exciting new program and for a
listing of CommunityDirect teams registered to date, go to the Run &
Walk tab at www.aidschicago.org.



AIDS Health Expo



An AIDS Health Expo will again be at the event where runners and
walkers can learn about local AIDS service organizations.
Organizations interested in participating in the AIDS Health Expo
should complete and return the registration form available by
download at www.aidschicago.org. Tables are free for groups that form
teams to run and walk. Space is limited and on a first-come, first-
serve basis.