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Austin Red Week October 10 to 17, 2010 Austin Red Week promotes HIV and AIDS awareness in Central Texas, and includes many ways to participate. Here's how you can get involved: Attend a Red Week Event Huston-Tillotson University Disability Fair Tuesday, October 12 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Get information on HIV testing, AIDS Walk Austin, and AIDS Services of Austin at this disability fair on the Huston-Tillotson campus. National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Friday, October 15 The AIDS epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic and Latino community. Hispanics and Latinos comprise 13 percent of the US population, but account for 18 percent of people in the United States living with HIV and AIDS. Stay tuned for events happening to commemorate this day. AIDS Walk Austin Sunday, October 17 We'll be celebrating the 23nd anniversary of the Walk with a ceremony at Austin City Hall, followed by the Walk itself. Register for the Walk>> Patronize Businesses Supporting Austin Red Week Casa Brasil Coffees - $1 donation for every Red Ribbon edition can of coffee sold at Whole Foods Kenneth Cole - Their Austin stores are accepting donations at the register. The Long Center for the Performing Arts - Use the code ASA when you purchase tickets for Jaston Williams' Cowboy Noises to have a donation made on your behalf. Walgreens - All 76 stores in Central Texas are accepting donations at the register, and a percentage of Big Red and 7Up sales will be donated to AIDS Services of Austin. Whole Foods Market - Their flagship store at 6th and Lamar will be accepting donations at the registers from September 27 to October 25 as AIDS Services of Austin is their featured nonprofit. Visit the AIDS Memorial Quilt Panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display throughout Austin from October 4 - 17. The Quilt is the largest ongoing arts project in the world and a power way to memorialize our friends and family lost to the disease. Quilt locations>> View Buildings Going Red Buildings lit red at night during Red Week are a visibile way to promote HIV awareness in Austin. Locations going red this year include: Austin City Hall Dell Children’s Medical Center The Monarch Thank you Seabrook Jones for juicythis.com and Chaz Gordon for the photos. Austin Red Week Community Partners Austin Area Interreligious Ministries (AAIM) Austin City Hall The Blanton Museum of Art Casa Brasil Coffees Con Mi MADRE Dell Children's Medical Center Huston-Tillotson University Kenneth Cole Texas Performing Arts - Bass Concert Hall The Long Center for the Performing Arts The Monarch The University of Texas at Austin Whole Foods Market Please complete the form below to participate in Austin Red Week. For questions, please contact Events Coordinator Scott Dinger at 512-406-6157. 1. Your contact info * Name: First Required  Last Required      * Email: Required * Phone Number: Required   Employer:   Occupation: Accounting Administrative, Support, and Clerical Advertising Aerospace and Defense Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Architecture Arts and Entertainment Aviation and Airlines Banking and Financial Services Clergy Construction and Landscaping Consulting Education and Training Engineering Environment Executive/Management Facilities, Maintenance, and Repair Fire, Law Enforcement, and Security Government Healthcare Homemaking Hotel, Gaming, Leisure, and Travel Human Resources Information Technology (IT) Insurance Legal and Paralegal Manufacturing Marketing Media Military Nonprofit Personal Care and Service Photography Property Management Psychology Publishing Real Estate, Rental, and Leasing Restaurant and Food Services Retail/Wholesale Sales Science and Biotechnology Skilled Work and Trades Social Work Stock Broker/Investment Advisor Student Telecommunications Transportation and Warehousing   Yes, I would like to receive e-mail from AIDS Services of Austin *2. Question - Required - How would you like to join us for Austin Red Week? Spam Control Text:   Please leave this field empty   The AIDS Memorial Quilt Founded in 1987, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a poignant memorial, a powerful tool for use in preventing new HIV infections, and the largest ongoing community arts project in the world. Virtually every one of the more than 40,000 colorful panels that make up the Quilt memorializes the life of a person lost to AIDS. Now through AIDS Walk Austin on October 18, this block from the Quilt will be on display. Locations displaying the quilt include Austin City Hall, The Long Center for the Performing Arts, The University of Texas at Austin’s Student Health Center and Whole Foods Market. The AIDS Memorial Quilt is on display as part of Austin Red Week, a week of events to raise funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS in Central Texas. Other Red Week events include the OctoTea Dance, National Latino HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, and AIDS Walk Austin.