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AIDS Quilt on the Quad: World AIDS Day @ Emory

The Seventh Annual World AIDS Day AIDS Memorial Quilt on the Quad

DEC.01.11       10:30 AM to 4:00 PM

presented by Hillel at Emory

McDonough Field Quadrangle, Emory University

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With more than 1,500 Quilt panels, each telling the story of a single life cut short by HIV/AIDS, Emory will host the largest collegiate display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the world.

Student Reflection"When you see the Quilt, you can't help but be moved by its message of remembrance, awareness and hope."Since 2005, Hillel at Emory has been proud to present the annual "Quilt on the Quad" commemorating World AIDS Day at Emory. The initiative is organized by a diverse, university-wide committee chaired by Ben Sperling, Ariel Levin and Alexey Abramov. Funding is provided in part by the Tritt & Oppenheimer JHealth Leadership Institute, the Sperling Family Foundation, the Dean of Emory College, and many other individual supporters.

Jewish tradition teaches that to save one life is to save the entire world. At its core, this commemoration of World AIDS Day is about young people taking ownership of a critical social justice issue for their generation. It is about fostering hope for a better future and giving people the inspiration to lead the way to a better world.

In addition to the Quilt display on McDonough Field from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM, there are blocks of Quilt hanging at various locations across campus.

With teddy bears and Boy Scout badges, wedding rings and faded photographs, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is a vivid reminder that HIV/AIDS can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any age. The Quilt allows us to see not a disease or a set of statistics, but a mother, a child, a father or a brother. It is a place where walls come down, where people connect, stories are told, information is shared and potentially lives are saved.

Sponsors

The committee is grateful to the following sponsors for their financial support of this project. The list will be updated as new sponsors join.

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Partners in Hope

Tritt & Oppenheimer JHealth Leadership Institute

Supporters in Spirit

Sperling Family Foundation

Allies in Remembrance

Friends at Heart

Other Contributors

About The NAMES Project

Established in 1987, The NAMES Project Foundation is the non-profit organization that is the caretaker of The AIDS Memorial Quilt. The agency's mission is to preserve, care for and use the ever-growing AIDS Memorial Quilt to foster healing, advance social justice and inspire action.

Publicity

  • Story on WABE
  • Another story on WABE
  • Access Atlana
  • Emory Report
  • AJC photo gallery
  • Georgia Front Page
  • We could not do any of this without the partnership and inspiration of The NAMESProject. Thanks to Julie, Janece, Jada, Roddy and the incredible NAMES Project team who work so hard to bring us the inspiring display at Emory.

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