Dear Friends,

As Chair of the 25th Anniversary of The Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life Toronto, I invite you to join us in an entire Walk Week of activations, and, of course, walk with us Sunday, September 22nd. We’re flipping this event upside down! Keep checking this page – it will be continually updated with exciting new intel about this year’s Walk Week activations.

Click here to sign up, register a team, or donate today.

Sincerely,

Shaun Proulx
Publisher,
TheGayGuideNetwork.com

SCOTIABANK AIDS WALK FOR LIFE TORONTO 2013 EVENTS

Monday, September 16th

Church Street Goes Red :: This year, the 25th Anniversary Walk dress code is RED. Church Street leads the way; watch how participating businesses express their support of The AIDS Walk using the colour red – and support them back! Participating businesses currently include:

Tuesday, September 17th

Church Street Dines :: Grab your friends, lovers and total strangers and head to dinner at participating Church Street restaurants. Special menu items and ‘portion of proceeds’ activations at participating restaurants means fundraising for The Walk while you eat, including:

Wednesday, September 18th

Church Street Shops :: Watch this space to see the special offers from participating members of the Church Street BIA – as well as some special friends of TheGGN who support our community. Shop, and watch a portion of your purchase goes to The Walk.

  • September 19 – 21: Elm Spa is donating $10 from each spa visit / guest on regularly priced services.
  • Stag Shop is donation a portion of proceeds on select items to The Walk.
  • Steamworks is donating 100% of all 6-month memberships purchased before September 21st to The Walk.

Thursday, September 19th

Church Street Drinks :: Pretty much what it says! Coffee, tea or cocktails – proceeds from participating Church Street businesses who serve something to sip go to The Walk, including:

Friday, September 20th

Church Street Parties :: Tonight, Church St. does what it does best – with party proceeds going to the Walk:

  • Join local star Ryan Russell and Church Streets’ bad boys at the Black Eagle for a live performances and giveaways – hosted by Richard Ryder, a fundraiser for The Walk

Saturday, September 21st

  • Anthem – A Night Of Joy :: See you under the disco ball, as Fly Nightclub serves delicious beats all night long; a portion of the night’s cover goes to The Walk.

Sunday, September 22nd

It’s Walk Day! Remember, this year the dress code is RED. Hats, jeans, makeup, hair, tees… just go RED – it’s the new black, for a day. This year we walk a new route, specially created to honour the Village and important people, organizations and spaces around it that have been key in Toronto’s fight against HIV/AIDS. They include Glad Day Book Shop, The Canadian LGBT Archives, Casey House, The Phoenix, Fife House, The Toronto People With AIDS Foundation, and ACT.

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This audio tour will be available to listen to during the Walk so you can learn more about the contribution such organizations have made. You’ll also be able to enjoy several theatrical activations along the Walk, extending the fun we had with this year’s PSA (above).  This year’s Walk will also take you through an opportunity to participate in a live legacy art project, the result of which will hang in the offices of ACT.

Check out community members and vendors throughout The Village beginning at 11 a.m. Stop by The Shaun Proulx Media booth and purchase a memorial candle created by Wick’d Wax Creations to remember a special person; proceeds to The Walk.

Award-winning comic, radio and TV personality Richard Ryder hosts our pre-walk celebration at a new location between O’Grady’s and Crews & Tango. Watch this space for details of a brand new Walk Route, specially created to commemorate the work of AIDS Service Organizations, their volunteers, and of course, those lost to, and living with, HIV/AIDS. The Route will include the opportunity to participate in a Legacy Art Project to mark 25 Years of The Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life Toronto.

After the Walk, it’s The Red Party starring DJ Sumation, featuring 25 Years of Anthems and pop-up performances until 6pm. Wait until you see the fun we have lined up for you, and as the sky darkens, look to the south, and up for a special final surprise: this year, the CN Tower is going RED.

We thank the following generous donors for providing prizing for Top Fundraiser (Individual), and Top Fundraiser (Team):

Meet Our Confirmed Scotiabank AIDS Walk For Life Toronto 2013 Walk Ambassadors

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Mike Chalut :: TV and Radio Personality Mike Chalut is thrilled and honoured to be an Ambassador of the 25th annual Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life 2013. As a PROUD member of the LGBT community Mike’s mandate is having a healthy, bully-free world. Join Mike Chalut and the amazing team led by Shaun Proulx to paint the town RED! Every little bit helps! Walk, donate, dance, wiggle and have a VOICE! The Scotiabank AIDS Walk for Life continues to save lives and make this a healthier world! Love Your Guts! Get Involved!

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Chris Munro :: wears many hats including performer/blogger/promoter/actor/media whore.  His song “Just Party” played on radio nationally and you can check out his awesome new music video “Go” on www.youtube.com which is one of the first pop music videos ever to feature a male artist kissing another male.  He supports a strong community and gives hard-truth talk centered on building self-confidence on his blog at www.studtraining101.com.   As a party promoter Chris co-founded B.East, Jockstrap, and Flexx, some of the hottest monthly gay parties in the village and east end. Check out “Woof” and “Masculathon” on www.youtube.com where Chris stars in the viral comedy hits.  Chris has modelled for publications including www.macleans.ca , beautifulmag.eu, www.superstienstuff.ca , and Now Magazine. This year Chris was a semi-finalist on MTV Creeps 2 where he competed to win his own reality show. Find out more about Chris at www.chrismunro.ca

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Matt Sims :: Matt Sims worked as an Event Producer in Toronto’s LGBT community & Dance Music scene for nearly 8 years. In his career, he worked for many of Canada’s largest nightclubs and organized over 400 events independently. Throughout this time, he worked with a variety of artists producing events featuring international DJ talent by the likes of Justice, Calvin Harris and Major Lazer, and Pop Luminaries such as Lady GaGa, Rihanna and Kanye West. Currently he owns “Paladin Artist Management” a specialized Artist Management, Marketting and A&R consultancy firm representing emerging EDM and Pop artists.

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1 COMMENT

  1. Looking forward to another walk of another challenge. Every walk since 1994 signifies something different. Lives lost, lives celebrated, great memories, great community. History has never been thought of a focal point, until this year. It teaches us a little about where it all began, and serves as a learning tool for future generations. A new history lesson for those not from these neck of the woods, and gives the appreciation of where it all began, in this city. AIDS walks over the years, for some have been scarce throughout the country, but for the city, these walks have gotten larger every year.
    The illness isn’t disappearing until there’s a cure. Lately, within the last few years, there has been progress, but not a cure.
    These annual walks will continue until there is a cure, more walkers, more funds raised, and more action…until there’s a cure.

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