Historic Global Vigil for Aids Orphans Ends in New York City

New York joins 17 cities around the world speaking out for children affected

by AIDS New research study: Surprisingly high percentage admit knowing little about

pandemic

WHAT: AIDS activists, musicians, students and families gather to mark

the end of the 24-hour global AIDS vigil and remember the

thousands of children orphaned by the pandemic.

WHEN: Friday, November 30 from 7-9 a.m.

WHERE: Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, 7 West 55th Street (between

5th - 6th Avenues)

WHO: Participants at the vigil include:

-- The Brooklyn Youth Chorus and Christian artists Shane & Shane

-- Bwalya Melu, program specialist for World Vision, who has lost

three siblings and their wives to AIDS in Zambia

-- Children, families, and college students to read the names of

AIDS orphans

WHY: Every day, an estimated 6,000 children lose a parent to AIDS. To