NEW YORKER'S BEGIN PAINTING A WOODEN ROWBOAT THAT WILL BE USED TO ROW ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR AIDS
NEW YORKER'S BEGIN PAINTING A WOODEN ROWBOAT THAT WILL BE USED TO ROW ACROSS THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR AIDS
(PressZoom) - WHAT: In commemoration of World AIDS Day: Stop AIDS Keep the Promise, a diversified group of New Yorkers Keep their Promise in the fight against AIDS.
WHY: In February, Victor Mooney looks to begin his 8,000 mile solo trans Row which will start from Goree Island, Senegal ( West Africa ) and end at the Brooklyn Bridge. Mooney estimates it will take about eight months. Mooneyˇ¦s goal is to encourage Abstinence, Prevention and AIDS Education as tools for fighting this disease.
According to the UN, sub-Saharan Africa has about 25 million HIV/AIDS patients. New York City, where Mooney will end his trip, has about 40,000 African American HIV/AIDS patients, the most of any ethnic group according to city health department figures.
WHO: With loosing one brother to AIDS and another HIV +, Mooney ( 41 ) of Woodhaven, New York, have been rowing the waters around Long Island in four consecutive years. Mooney is a communications officerer at ASA ˇV The College for Excellence, which is located in Brooklyn, New York.
WHEN: December 1, 2005
Kick-off Time ˇV 6:00 am
Boat Painting Project will be through out the day and conclude at 6:00pm.
WHERE: Atlantic Yards Boat House 814 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY 11238
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