FROM THE STREETS

GMHC and a host of 50 brother and sister agencies hosted their annual AIDS WALK NEW YORK on Sunday May 17th. It was a cold blustery and wet Sunday morning; but the weather wasn't enough to stop thousands of walkers young old and all ages in between from coming out and supporting the cause. The air was filled with concern regarding the turnout in these tough economic times. Last year The Walk raised 7.5 million dollars and this year only netted 5 million but every penny in the bucket helps and there were plenty of big name sponsors and teams on hand including The Gap. Macys, Pfizer, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, AKA Sorority and Columbia University just to drop a few names.

Overall the music by WKTU, the food by Whole Foods Market NY and plenty of give aways from top designers and the official Sponsor CBS Channel 2 made the day a huge success.