By Meena Kar
October 18 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Thousands of people have registered their names for participating in 25th Annual AIDS Walk scheduled on 18th October, Sunday. The walk is organized to benefit AIDS service organizations in different parts of the Los Angeles county. This walk would also support the AIDS Project Los Angeles. As stated by the media sources, it was expected that over twenty seven thousand people will be on the streets for participating in this walk.

The 25th AIDS Walk Los Angeles would have people from different ranks of the society. CNN Hero Marie Da Silva, who has founded the Jacaranda Foundation is among the participants of this year’s Los Angeles AIDS walk. In an interview to the media she said that it would be thrilling for her to participate in the walk. She said, “It is a great honor for me to be invited by Mayor Pro John Heilman and to help support the fund raising campaign of AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Apart from Marie Da Silva other popular faces in the walk will be Mario Lopez, the renowned actor would also be seen in this walk. Sources stated that John Heilman who is the Mayor Pro of West Hollywood would be seen to participate in this walk. AIDS is one of the major causes of death in many of the countries and celebrities have taken several steps to educate people about AIDS and prevent AIDS from spreading. AIDS Walk Los Angeles has been a major fundraising event for AIDS. As stated by sources, the gross amount raised by this walk last year amounted to 3.9 million dollars. This year too, organizers are expecting to collect a lump sum amount from this event.