Thank you to the hundreds of walkers, sponsors and corporate sponsors that helped us raise over $125,000 in 2009!

On Saturday, September 25th, 2010, Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life Ottawa will host the 20th annual Walk in support of the seven local organizations that provide HIV/AIDS related services in the community.

Whether you are walking, volunteering, or making a donation, you can make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS right here in our city.

HIV/AIDS is just as much of a threat as ever: one person every two hours is infected with HIV in Canada. Here in Ottawa approximately 3000 people are living with HIV/AIDS and almost one third of them do not know they are HIV positive. Despite advances in drug therapies, AIDS remains a deadly disease. Prevention remains the only cure.

This is a reality that the Walk partner agencies address every single day.

This is the reason that we continue to Walk for Life.

Le VIH/sida nous concerne tous. On n’en guérit pas et on n’a pas de vaccin pour le prévenir. Nous marchons pour les personnes qui nous ont quittés. Nous marchons pour manifester notre appui aux personnes qui vivent avec le VIH/sida ou qui sont affectées autrement. Nous marchons pour mettre fin à la propagation du VIH dans nos communautés. Chacun, chacune d’entre nous a ses raisons. Nous espérons qu’un jour la Marche ne sera plus nécessaire.

D’ici-là, la Marche nous fera du bien.