Shaggy and Big Freedia to star in AIDS & Music Festival Saturday, Florida, about to raise $ 1.5 million

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida .– (BUSINESS WIRE) – Reggae artist awarded with several Grammy Awards Shaggy and the queen of
rebound music, Big Freedia will join an array of artists on
Spring break for 2019 Florida
AIDS Walk and Music Festival. Scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday,
March 23^rd at South Beach Park in Fort Lauderdale,
this annual event begins with a 5 km walk that ends with a full day
music festival to raise awareness and fund HIV / AIDS services
in all of South Florida, the epicenter of HIV in the United States

WHAT:		2019 Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival
WHO:		Dean Trantalis, Mayor of the City of Fort Lauderdale
		Michael Weinstein, President, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
		Michael Kahane, Head of Southern AHF Office
		Leadership of 10 non-profit organizations
		Shaggy, winner of a Grammy Award
		Big Freedia, award-winning artist
		Thousands of local participants
WHEN:		TOMORROW, Saturday, March 23, 2019
		Registration starts at 9:00
		The walk starts at 10:00
		The concert starts at 11:00
		• Shaggy plays between 12h and 13h
		• The Struts plays from 15:00 to 16:00
		• Big Freedia plays from 4:35 pm to 5:35 pm
		Note: Media with the artist will occur immediately following their performances
WHY:		Nationally, South Florida ranks first in the new HIV diagnosis. The funds raised during this event raise more than $ 1 million a year. benefit 10 local non-profit organizations that lead the fight the local HIV / AIDS epidemic.

Presented by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF),
the world's largest non-profit organization on HIV / AIDS, the annual event
attracts thousands of participants from across the region. Supported by a
range of business partners, including AHF Pharmacy, a national
pharmacies that support HIV care in the United States and around the world, and Wells Fargo, the
Florida AIDS Walk raises more than $ 1 million every year in the fight against
HIV / AIDS. For the past 14 years, the Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival has
become a highly anticipated event aimed at increasing the number of
awareness-raising, prevention and treatment efforts against the spread of HIV.

Traditionally Sunday morning, walk and concert of 5 km, the
The 2019 event has been extended to a multi-faceted music festival of one day
experience that will begin with the return of the walkers on the beach.
By joining the trainings with Shaggy and Big Freedia, you will find a wide range of
performers, including rock-and-roll sensation, The struts,
Duo nominated for the Grammy Awards, Coastcityand South Florida Deep
Funk Funk Band. The event will be hosted by famous DJs Tracy
Young and Alex Ferbeyre.

"Since South Florida is clbadified as the epicenter of HIV, we need
are pleased to present this annual event that raises awareness
about the HIV epidemic and large dollars to support 10 non-profit organizations
organizations that are well rooted in the community and who work for
this devastating epidemic, "said Michael Kahane, AHF Southern
Office manager. "We thank all the outstanding artists, companies
partners, team captains, individuals who raise funds and thousands of
participants, for their support. "

The event helps remind the community that HIV / AIDS still has an impact on
our community by increasing awareness, education and
prevention efforts aimed at reducing the spread of HIV.
Organizations benefiting from the 2019 event include:

AQUA
SAVE
SUNSERVE
Poverello
THE PRIDE CENTER
Equality park
LATINOS SALUD
THE WORLD AIDS MUSEUM AND
EDUCATIONAL CENTER
THE MAIN
BROWARD COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE

Registration for the Walk & Music Festival is available at www.floridaaidswalk.org.

Other sponsors of the event include: Cardinal Health, Ameritech Solutions, All
In One Electric, Macy's, TCGRx, Quest Diagnostics, CDW, iHeart Media and
South Florida Gay News.

HIV / AIDS in Florida:

According to recent statistics from the Centers for Disease Control
(CDC):

• Florida ranked first out of 50 US states in number of HIV diagnoses;

• Three Florida cities, ranked among the top 15 cities in the country
  number of people living with HIV. Miami is at the top of the list, with
  Jacksonville and Orlando in tenth and eleventh places respectively; and

• Miami-Dade and Broward Counties Top New HIV Countries
  diagnostic.

About AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)

AIDS Foundation for Health (AHF), the world's largest center for the fight against AIDS
organization, is currently providing medical care and / or services to more than
more than 1,146,000 people in 42 countries around the world in the United States, Africa,
Latin America / Caribbean, Asia / Pacific region and Eastern Europe. AT
To learn more about the AHF, please visit our website: www.aidshealth.org.
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and follow us on Twitter: @aidshealthcare.