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December 03 2017 - 4:35AM
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AHF marks World AIDS Day and its own 30th
anniversary with blowout free concerts in Miami, Los Angeles,
Mexico, Haiti and Russia; In L.A., Mariah Carey headlined electric
show at Shrine Auditorium.
At the Miami concert, AHF honored Mayor Yulin
Cruz with its 2017 AHF Humanitarian Award for her ongoing and
courageous leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s wrath.
Yulin Cruz issued a special ‘Call to Action’ for further community
support while AHF raised awareness & funds for its Power2PR
relief campaign.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation President
Michael Weinstein (right) salutes the heroic leadership of San
Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz (left) at AIDS Healthcare
Foundations (AHF) 30th Anniversary Celebration and World AIDS Day
concert that featured Becky G., Yandel and Sheila E., at The
Bayfront Park Amphitheater on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, in Miami, that
also raised funds to continue to support relief efforts in Puerto
Rico. (Photo by Jesus Aranguren/Invision for AIDS Healthcare
Foundation/AP Images)
The release reads:
BECKY G., YANDEL & SHEILA E. WOW CROWD
AT AHF’S MIAMI WORLD AIDS DAY CONCERT HONORING SAN JUAN, PR MAYOR
CARMEN YULIN CRUZ
AHF marks World AIDS Day and its own 30th
anniversary with blowout free concerts in Miami, Los Angeles,
Mexico, Haiti and Russia; In L.A., Mariah Carey headlined electric
show at Shrine Auditorium.
At the Miami concert, AHF honored Mayor Yulin
Cruz with its 2017 AHF Humanitarian Award for her ongoing and
courageous leadership in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s wrath.
Yulin Cruz issued a special ‘Call to Action’ for further community
support while AHF raised awareness & funds for its Power2PR
relief campaign.
To mark World AIDS Day and celebrate AIDS Healthcare
Foundation’s (AHF) 30th anniversary, AHF hosted a free concert and
community event at Miami’s Bayfront Park Amphitheatre Friday
December 1st with an enthusiastic and pumped up crowd of over
2,000.
Hosted by comedian Aida Rodriguez and featuring
Grammy-nominated artist and actress Sheila E., Latin Grammy
Award-winning reggae artist Yandel and hot, new
singer-songwriter Becky G., the event featured a special
presentation by the Honorable Carmen Yulin Cruz, Mayor of
San Juan, Puerto Rico. Mayor Cruz gave a moving update on
post-hurricane Puerto Rico, sharing the current needs for recovery
on the island and issued a ‘call to action’ for further community
support. In addition, Miami’s newly-elected homegrown Mayor
Francis Suarez also came out to support the event.
AHF Southern Bureau Chief Michael Kahane and members of
the AHF Board of Directors also presented Mayor Cruz with AHF’s
2017 Humanitarian Award for her ongoing courageous and heroic
leadership following the recent tragedies that devastated the
island as a result of Hurricane Maria.
“This was a terrific night and just a wonderful concert with
amazing artists joining us to celebrate AHF’s thirty years of
service to the community to address the growing HIV/AIDS epidemic,
especially here in Miami-Dade and Broward counties,” said AHF
Southern Bureau Chief Michael Kahane. “We are humbled that
San Juan Mayor, Carmen Yulin Cruz also joined us, as we both
honored her for her courageous leadership and allowed her a
platform to put the critical needs of the people of Puerto Rico
back front and center before the media. The cameras may have all
gone away in Puerto Rico, but the needs of the island continue to
grow. AHF is committed to continue to lead the charge in keeping
the community engaged in supporting our fellow America citizens by
raising awareness & funds for our Power2PR relief
campaign.”
To contribute to AHF’s Puerto Rico relief effort, text
“Power2PR” to 41444 or visit: Power2PR.org
The free concert World AIDS Day concert (observed December 1st)
and AHF 30th Anniversary Celebration in Miami was part of a series
of events and concerts across the world to continue to spread
awareness about HIV and AIDS. The activities include free concerts
in Haiti, Mexico City, Russia and the United States as well as free
awareness and testing events throughout the U.S., Africa, Latin
America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Asia.
About AIDS Healthcare Foundation
(AHF)
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS
organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to
over 841,000 individuals in 38 countries worldwide in the US,
Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and
Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit our website:
www.aidshealth.org, find us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/aidshealth and follow us on Twitter:
@aidshealthcare.
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF):Imara
Canady, Regional Director, Communications
&Community Engagement – AHF Southern
BureauImara.Canady@aidshealth.org -
email954.952.0258 - mobile