Published: February 11, 2011
Los Angeles, Feb. 13th: AHF to Mark 'International Condom Day' with Free Events
LOS ANGELES - (BUSINESS WIRE) - AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS
organization which currently provides medical care and services to more
than 150,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide, will mark International
Condom Day-an informal holiday commemorated on February 13th
in conjunction with Valentine's Day-with innovative and educational free
condom distribution and safer sex awareness events as well as media
campaigns held in 39 cities in 13 countries around the world that will
be taking place over the days and nights around the weekend holiday. In
Los Angeles, AHF's event will take place at Eleven Nightclub in West
Hollywood this Sunday from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm and will
include free HIV testing and condom distribution. Special LOVE-branded
condoms and Valentine's Day cards will be distributed at the club
throughout the afternoon as well as on Santa Monica Blvd. by AHF's "LOVE
Condoms Street Team."
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What:
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Media Availability-International Condom Day Activity in Los
Angeles at Eleven Nightclub
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FREE HIV Testing and condom distribution
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Where:
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Eleven Nightclub
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8811 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA
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When:
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Sunday, February 13th, 3:00 pm to 7:00
pm
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NOTE:
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Photo opportunities or B-roll images for media outlets to consider:
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Volunteers in "LOVE Condom" t-shirts handing out Valentine's
Day cards with condoms and testing information
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Contact:
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Ged Kenslea, AHF Communications Director, 323-791-5526
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AHF's International Condom Day events range from free mobile HIV testing
offered in many locations around the world as well as a daytime (10 am-2
pm) 'Valentine' condom giveaway to the brunch crowds along bustling
Ocean Avenue in Miami Beach, Florida, promoted with a biplane
towing a 50-foot-long ad banner promoting 'International Condom Day'
above famed South Beach; special 'Love Condom' billboards appearing in Kenya,
South Africa and Swaziland coupled with condom giveaways and
testing events in each of these three countries; in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, volunteers will distribute 130,000 free condoms at
entertainment establishments, nightclubs and city parks; in Veracruz,
Mexico, and six other Mexican locations, testing and condom
distribution events will draw the public and media attention because the
date is so close to Carnival, a popular annual event in Veracruz and
throughout Mexico; in Moscow, Russia, and in several Russian
cities, distribution of free condoms and HIV prevention materials taking
place at popular nightclubs, discos, universities and movie theaters, as
well as HIV testing; and in Ukraine, condom and testing events in 18
cities including Kiev and Odessa on February 13th and 14th.
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NORTH AMERICA
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UNITED STATES
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West Hollywood, CA
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San Francisco, CA
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South Beach/Miami, FL
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LATIN AMERICA
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MEXICO
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Cancun
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Chiapas
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Estado de Mexico
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Mexico City
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Tabasco
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Tijuana
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Veracruz
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AFRICA-(East/West)
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Mombasa & Kithutuni, KENYA
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NIGERIA
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ZAMBIA
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AFRICA-(Southern)
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SOUTH AFRICA
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Umlazi
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SWAZILAND
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Manzini
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ASIA-PACIFIC
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Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA
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New Delhi, INDIA
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RUSSIA & EASTERN EUROPE
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RUSSIA
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Moscow
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UKRAINE
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Events in 18 cities including Kiev & Odessa
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ESTONIA
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LITHUANIA
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Vilnius
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AIDS
Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization,
currently provides medical care and services to more than 150,000
individuals in 26 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin
America/Caribbean the Asia/Pacific region and Eastern Europe. www.aidshealth.org
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Ged Kenslea, AHF Communications
Director
Office: (323) 308-1833
Cell: (323) 791-5526
gedk@aidshealth.org
or
Lori
Yeghiayan, AHF Assoc. Dir. of Communications
Office: (323)
308-1834
Cell: (323) 377-4312
loriy@aidshealth.org
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