THANK YOU

World AIDS Day is a time to remember those who we have lost to the epidemic, and a time to show solidarity to people who are living with HIV today, all around the globe.

THE MANCHESTER WORLD AIDS DAY PARTNERSHIP

World AIDS Day is a time when George House Trust collaborates with members of the Manchester World AIDS Day Partnership to organise Manchester's HIV Vigil and Candlelit walk.  The cermony started with a procession through the Village.  As usual, many of the bars paid tribute with staff standing in respectful silence and holding lit candles as the walkers passed by.   This year, over 400 people attended the main event in Sackville Gardens at the Beacon of Hope, the UK's only permanent memorial to those lost to HIV.  There were performances from the Manchester Glee Choir, speeches from Greater Manchester's interim Mayor Tony Lloyd and Deputy Lord Mayor of Manchester, Carl Austin.  The Chief Executives of three of the Partnership's member organisations, George Huse Trust, LGBT Foundation and BHA, also took to the stage.  The Vigil culiminated with the traditional laying of a red ribbon wreath of red roses at the Beacon.  An after-vigil event was hosted by The Eagle where £302.96 was raised in aid of the World AIDS Day Partnership.  Partnership members had also held awareness-raising events, sited collection boxes on bar-tops  in venues in the Village and sold red ribbons on the streets of Manchester to raise further funds, which will be distributed between George House Trust, LGBT Foundation and The Partnership.

WORLD AIDS DAY FUNDRAISING FOR GEORGE HOUSE TRUST

George House Trust is very grateful and wishes to thank individuals and organisations who held fundraising activities exclusively for George House Trust to support our services for people living with HIV in the North West.  Personal private donations were received as well as the proceeds from diverse events around the Village and beyond.  George House Trust thanks the following for their continued support for World AIDS Day and who raised over £2,600 and counting.

• ONN Bar, £227.37
• Eagle Bar, £315.76
• Bar Pop, £392.79
• New York, New York, £470.03
• Centre Stage, £TBA
• Taurus Bar, £470.03
• Bolton Pride, £TBA
• Manchester University School of Nursing, £368.43
• Halifax, £TBA