MIAMI BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization which currently provides medical care and services to more than 150,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide, will mark International Condom Day—an informal holiday commemorated on February 13th in conjunction with Valentine’s Day—with innovative and educational free condom distribution and safer sex awareness events as well as media campaigns held in 39 cities in 13 countries around the world that will be taking place over the days and nights around the weekend holiday. In Miami Beach, there will be ‘Valentine’ condom giveaway to the brunch crowds along bustling Ocean Avenue from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, promoted with a biplane towing a 50-foot long ad banner promoting “International Condom Day” above famed South Beach. Special LOVE-branded condoms and Valentine’s Day cards will be distributed by the “LOVE Condoms Street Team” along Ocean Ave. Mobile testing vans offering free HIV testing will be in front of the Winterhaven Hotel, 1400 Ocean Ave. and in front of Out of the Closet Thrift Store at 1510 Alton Rd. in Miami Beach.
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Media Availability—International Condom Day Activity in Miami Beach |
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FREE HIV Testing and condom distribution on Ocean Ave. | |||
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Mobile Testing Units: |
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In front of Winterhaven Hotel, 1400 Ocean Ave., Miami Beach, FL |
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In front of Out of the Closet Thrift Store, 1510 Alton Rd., Miami Beach, FL |
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Sunday, February 13th 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM |
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Biplane towing 50-foot ad banner promoting “International Condom Day” above famed South Beach; Volunteers in “LOVE Condom” t-shirts handing out Valentine’s Day cards with condoms and testing information along Ocean Ave.; Mobile HIV testing van @ Winterhaven Hotel on Ocean Ave. |
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Contact: |
James Vellequette, Public Healthcare Division, Cell: (954) 494-5016 |
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AHF’s International Condom Day events range from free mobile HIV testing offered in many locations around the world; special ‘Love Condom’ billboards appearing in Kenya, South Africa and Swaziland coupled with condom giveaways and testing events in each of these three countries; in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, volunteers will distribute 130,000 free condoms at entertainment establishments, nightclubs and city parks; in Veracruz, Mexico, and six other Mexican locations, testing and condom distributions events will draw the public and media attention because the date is so close to Carnival, a popular annual event in Veracruz and throughout Mexico; in Moscow, Russia and in several Russian cities, distribution of free condoms and HIV prevention materials taking place at popular nightclubs, discos, universities, movie theaters, as well as HIV testing; and in Ukraine, condom and testing events in 18 cities including Kiev and Odessa on February 13th and 14th.
NORTH AMERICA |
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UNITED STATES | ||||
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West Hollywood, CA | ||||
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San Francisco, CA | ||||
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South Beach/Miami, FL |
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LATIN AMERICA |
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MEXICO | ||||
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Cancun | ||||
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Chiapas | ||||
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Estado de Mexico | ||||
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Mexico City | ||||
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Tabasco | ||||
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Tijuana | ||||
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Veracruz | ||||
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Mombasa & Kithutuni, KENYA | ||||
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NIGERIA | ||||
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ZAMBIA | ||||
AFRICA—(Southern) | |||||
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SOUTH AFRICA | ||||
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Umlazi | ||||
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SWAZILAND | ||||
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Manzini | ||||
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Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA | ||||
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New Delhi, INDIA | ||||
RUSSIA & EASTERN EUROPE |
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RUSSIA | ||||
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Moscow | ||||
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UKRAINE | ||||
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Events in 18 cities including Kiev & | ||||
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Odessa | ||||
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ESTONIA | ||||
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LITHUANIA | ||||
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and services to more than 150,000 individuals in 26 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean the Asia/Pacific region and Eastern Europe. www.aidshealth.org