On July 18th the Dance Marathon team joined over 25,000 walkers in Golden Gate Park for the SF AIDS Walk.
Together we raised $3,031,551!!!!!
I couldn't believe how many people dedicated their day to walking six miles!
I guess six miles isn't that much for a college student,
but all ages gathered together for this event. Even people more than three times my age! Now that is
incredible.I am truly amazed and moved by all the Berkeley teams that attended the event. The UC Berkeley team raised over $18,000 and ranked 33.
There were at least 6 Cal teams (including the Dance Marathon team) which is AWESOME!!! One of the highlights of the day was finding the
Cal band playing on the 5th mile of the walk
Then, dancing and singing to the Cal drinking song!
Way to represent.
The AIDS Quilt also made an appearance on the side lines of the walking path. The AIDS Quilt is the biggest on-going community arts project in the entire world! Each panel remembers and memorializes an individual who lost his or her life to AIDS. Seeing the quilt and reading each panel and exposition truly made this disease real. Its hard to grasp the magnitude of such a horrific disease and its even more difficult to realize that each number and statistic is made up of individuals. But reading these panels gave me the opportunity to meet some of these individuals and better understand the reality of AIDS.
Overall the SF AIDS walk was a moving experience.
From joining thousands of other walkers to fight against AIDS to learning about individuals who were greatly affected by the disease, I definitely feel more connected and educated about the vastness of the disease.
I look forward to doing the walk again next year!
You should join me!
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The SF AIDS walk helped make this video about Carina, a 15 years old who lives with HIV.
I find this video quite moving and recommend everyone to watch it to learn more about Pediatric AIDS.
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