We are excited to announce that the 2021 Tallahassee AIDS Walk will take place on Thursday, September 16th at the Railroad Square Art District!
If you need more information on the AIDS Walk or are interested in sponsoring this amazing event, email Stephanie Schwartz at sschwartz@bigbendcares.org
Click below to register!
Tallahassee AIDS Walk 2021
Big Bend Cares’ event, the Tallahassee AIDS Walk, draws hundreds of participants each year. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, September 16th, 2021 at Railroad Square.
Individual community members, school and university groups, companies, and faith groups are encouraged to register as individuals or as part of a team. Walkers are also encouraged to become fundraisers to help us reach our goal. After a memorial walk around Railroad Square, participants can gather at the Railroad Square Craft House.
This event is a celebration of all of those who have fought so hard to fight the spread of HIV/AIDS. All proceeds will go towards helping Big Bend Cares provide direct-care services for our clients and HIV prevention and education for the entire Big Bend region.
Why We Walk
Did you know that in the Big Bend area, 1 out of every 172 adults is living with HIV/AIDS? In the African American community, it’s 1 out of every 72 adults. And, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, more than 1.1 million people in the US are living with HIV – with 1 in 7 of them not even aware that they have the disease!
Yes, the epidemic is far from over.
This is why clients, community members, staff and advocates of Big Bend Cares, Neighborhood Medical Center, and Bond Community Health Center are walking together on Thursday, September 16th, 2021. We walk for the more than 100,000 people living with HIV in Florida. We walk to remember those who no longer can. We walk to remind you that you’re not alone. We walk for a nation. We walk to educate. We walk for change.
The Tallahassee AIDS Walk works to raise awareness and funds to support HIV programs in the community. All proceeds will benefit our 3 local HIV/AIDS service organizations. We honor and remember friends and family, celebrate those who are living full lives with the virus, and recognize the work that still needs to be done.
Please walk with us!
Become a Partner
Big Bend Cares understands that besides offering an excellent value to your customers, you frequently extend your generosity to local nonprofits that provide services to families in need. Big Bend Cares invites you to partner with us for the 30th Annual AIDS Walk. Since 1987, Big Bend Cares has been the only AIDS Service Organization in our eight-county region, and since 1990, the AIDS Walk has been our biggest and most important awareness event. As partner for Tallahassee AIDS Walk, your business will receive the attention of hundreds of participants, exposure in local media outlets, an aggressive social media campaign and a feature on Big Bend Cares’ website. We want to make the Walk as successful as possible for the benefit of our neighbors and their families who struggle daily with HIV/AIDS. We believe enlisting the support of top-notch organizations, like yours, will make that happen.
Please email Stephanie Schwartz, sschwartz@bigbendcares.org if you or your organization is interested in becoming a partner.