GlobeMed at UNC: Turn it Red for HIV/AIDS

University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill

Fetzer Field (rain location: Field House)
Wednesday, Dec 3, 2008
12:00pm – 1:00pm

World AIDS Day has been celebrated every December 1st since 1988. Come out on this year’s last day of classes, December 3rd, 2008, and join your Carolina students, faculty, and community in the 1st annual “Turn it Red” event. Let’s take over Fetzer Field in record number to form the unmistakable shape of the AIDS ribbon to capture an aerial photo of our awareness.

This is how it’s going to work:
12:00 – 12:30
Start lining up in formation with your friends and enjoy the free food (from Carolina Dining Services) and music.
12:30 – 12:35
Have your red balloon in hand, look up at the camera, smile. You’re done.

The goal is to get 1,000 people out on Fetzer Field to be in the photo.

All of the money we raise will go toward Health Alert – Uganda. Your money will provide a year’s supply of clean formula milk for HIV+ mothers who cannot breast feed their children.

Heath Alert- Uganda's over-arching mission is to support children in Gulu who are infected and/or affected by HIV/AIDS. They have an 85% success rate in its Preventing Mother to Child Transmission program.

Not only do you get to take part in this historic (super cool) photo, but there will be entertainment and refreshments! Additionally, we will be having several speakers, including the Provost himself!

This event is kindly sponsored by the UNC Center for AIDS Research.