Sutton and Shaeffer will be participating in the 2nd annual Minneapolis HOPE WALK Hope Walks is an organization which promotes children helping other children... We believe there is no time like the present to teach the boys about helping and serving others. This walk is one of the ways we intend to show them how important it is to LOVE not only those in our neighborhoods and immediate circles, but those in far away countries. Hope Walks is an event that helps to raise money for education and resources around the area of HIV for children and orphans in these countries. Those of us who live in resource rich countries benefit from the scientific advances in HIV. With over 20 drugs to treat the HIV infection, the lives of those who are infected have been extended for several decades; with knowledge of how to prevent all means of HIV transmission, new HIV infections have decreased significantly. This is not true for those in resource poor countries -- especially for children. Never before have so many children been orphaned by a single disease. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has resulted in an estimated 15 million children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS. Every day, another 6,100 children are added to that number. Whether children have lost one parent or both, they are considered orphans or vulnerable children because the remaining parent is usually too ill to work or support the family. Among the millions of orphans are many children who are themselves infected with HIV.
We would like to help!
Sutton and Shaeffer (along with their mommy, daddy and trusty wagon) will be participating in this 1.9 mile walk on Sunday June 29th, 2008. If you would like to learn more about this cause or donate to Sutton & Shaeffer's walk, please click on the this link....
Sutton & Shaeffer's Donations!
Thank you in advance for your support!
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