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WyoAIDS Walk 2011, our 10th annual walk, was a great success. The Laramie walk brought in more that $5,000, Drag Queen Bingo more than $10,500, and the Cheyenne walk added even more to our tally. Which means that to date, these 5-K pledge walks have raised more than $160,000 to provide support for men, women and children living with HIV in Wyoming. Walk funds are administered by the non profit Laramie Reproductive Health through a client assistance fund which can by accessed through HIV Case Managers across the state.

Funds are used for medical, dental, vision, counseling and other emergency needs not covered by insurance or other programs. In the past ten years, more than 400 individuals have received assistance through walk funds. WyoAIDS Walk is the only statewide fundraising effort to provide help for HIV+ or AIDS diagnosed individuals in Wyoming.

Volunteers from the University of Wyoming student groups including Face AIDS and Spectrum, LCCC's Across All Lines, Laramie Reproductive Health, and several members of the Laramie and Cheyenne communities work together to plan the walks and related activities. Thanks to their efforts and underwriting funds, all monies raised from the walk and related activities go directly into the client assistance fund.

2011 WyoAids Walk: Laramie

The 2011 WyoAIDS Walk took place Saturday, April 9, on the UW campus. Related education activities on campus included a rapid HIV testing clinic, and a keynote address by Heidi Simon and Isaac Ramirez, an HIV+ mother and son who speak extensively on the challenges of living with HIV. Drag Queen Bingo returned by popular demand on Friday, April 22.

You can still make a donation, Click here to download the walk pledge form, fill it out and mail to WyoAIDS Walk, PO Box 2403, Laramie, WY 82073. If you have any questions about WyoAids Walk or related activities e-mail: JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING

alt Also this year, we were pleased to have the support of and participation by attendees at the 15th annual Shepard Symposium on Social Justice on the UW campus April 6 - 9, 2011. The theme of the symposium was CREATE: Activism Toward Social Justice. http://outreach.uwyo.edu/conferences/justice/

2011 WyoAids Walk: Cheyenne

Wyoming’s 10 annual AIDS Walk continued on Saturday, May 7, 2011 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. This marked Cheyenne's third annual walk event. Registration began at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church located at 1908 Central Avenue in downtown Cheyenne. The Walk began at 11:30 a.m. and ended with a Rally at the State Capitol. Following the Walk, all participants were invited to return to St. Mark’s for a free BBQ lunch.

Following the morning’s events, Jason Marsden, Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation spoke in the Cottonwood room of the Laramie County Library at 2:00 pm. Mr. Marsden addressed issues such as diversity in our community and the "It gets better" movement.

Free, confidential and anonymous HIV/AIDS testing was provided at St. Mark’s from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. by Cheyenne/Laramie County Health Department.