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CELEBS, MUSIC, AND MORE! IMPORTANT DAY-OF-EVENT INFO TOKENS OF OUR APPRECIATION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Thanks for registering and raising money to fight AIDS. See you on Sunday, May 17 – rain or shine! Read on for all you need to know about this year’s exciting event! Plus appearances by AIDS activists, elected leaders, and the people you help serve. You will become a Star Walker! $150 or more $500 or more If you raise If you raise If you raise $1,000 or more Created and produced by MZA Events. AIDS Walk Founder/Senior Organizer: Craig R. M iller. © MZA Events, 2015 ROUTE MAP AND DIRECTIONS AIDS WALK NEW YORK – SUNDAY, MAY 17 MAY 17, 2015 AIDS WALK NEW YORK Presented by 30th ANNUAL Benefiting GMHC and 40 other tri-state area AIDS service organizations. Join these and many other special guests in this enormous outpouring of community action and compassion! David Hyde Pierce Director, Broadway’s It Shoulda Been You Tyne Daly Star of Broadway’s It Shoulda Been You Kit Williamson Mad Men Bellamy Young Scandal Victoria Clark Star of Broadway’s Gigi Nick Wechsler Revenge SPONSORS Seth M. Rosen and Jacob K. Goertz PREMIER SPONSORS PRESENTING SPONSOR GRAND SPONSORS PRINCIPAL SPONSORS Stanley and Fiona Druckenmiller You will receive the official AIDS Walk New York Cap and T-shirt. You will receive the official AIDS Walk New York T-shirt featuring Keith Haring artwork generously donated by Join the Star Walkers Club by setting a goal to raise $1,000 or more. Reach your Star Walker goal and receive the special Star Walker Lapel Pin, Tote Bag, Cap, and T-shirt. You will also be invited to the exclusive Star Walker Breakfast on the morning of AIDS Walk New York, where you will receive royal treatment and your fundraising crown to wear during the event! Star Walker Breakfast sponsored by 2015 8:30 a.m. Sign-In Opens 9 a.m. Aerobic Warm-Up 9:15 a.m. Opening Ceremony 10 a.m. AIDS Walk New York Begins! 3 p.m. Announcement of Results Get ready to cheer once the fundraising grand total is announced! Finish Line Festivities At the Finish Line, walkers receive a hearty congratulations, a Certificate of Completion, and lots of delicious refreshments! 9:15 a.m. Early start for teams on East Drive 12:30 p.m. Post-Walk Concert Listen as celebrities and AIDS activists address the crowd with messages of congratulations and encouragement. Enjoy great musical performances. Most importantly, hear stirring personal testimonies from people living with HIV and AIDS, who are directly served by the money you raise. After you cross the finish line, celebrate your accomplishments, refresh, relax, and dance to the music of New York’s finest DJs and bands at the AIDS Walk stage in Central Park! Join 30,000 fellow supporters in the 6.2-mile walk. Remember: It's not a race, so take your time and soak in the beauty of Central Park. Enjoy an assortment of refreshments and snacks available at each of our four checkpoints. Music and fun performances will entertain you along the route. Turn in funds and pick up your Fundraising Awards. Get energized and stretch your muscles before you begin your 10k journey. Supporters celebrate the results of AIDS Walk 2014. Alex Newell from “Glee” and Broadway Star Nick Adams energize the participants. Fundraising Awards can be picked up throughout the day from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Awards Tent is sponsored by NY Parking 65 West 56th Street 212.664.96 7 5 $17/day before 10 a.m. $10 extra for SUV Subway: N/Q/R to 5th Avenue, 4/5/6 to 59th Street, 1/A/C/D to Columbus Circle, F to 57th Street Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M7, M20, M57, M31, M66, M72, Q32 Check out MTA/New York City Transit’s Trip Planner: http://tripplanner.mta.info/ AIDS Walk New York Venue Map Please enter at 59th Street and 5th Avenue START LINE GOLD TEAMS OPENING CEREMONY TEAMS 59 TH FIFTH AVENUE ENTER HERE AWARDS TENT SPONSORED BY Part of the family of companies. WALKER SIGN-IN In Cooperation with If you can, please convert cash to a money order or personal check made out to “AWNY” or “AIDS Walk New York.” Total the two columns on your Sponsor Form, indicating “Total Pledge” and “Total Collected Pre- Walk.” If you have “Matching Gift $,” please indicate the total from that column in your “Total Collected Pre-Walk” column. If you have raised money online, you do not need to indicate that on your Sponsor Form. Arrive at the AIDS Walk between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Enter the park at 59th Street and 5th Avenue and turn in your pledges at the Sign-In tables, which are arranged alphabetically by last name (see map). Bring your Sponsor Form, your online fundraising report (if you have one), and all of the contributions you have collected with you to the AIDS Walk. STEP Only sign in if you have funds to submit or awards to pick up! Your participation and fundraising changes lives. Please make the days leading up to the AIDS Walk count by continuing to ask your co-workers, friends, and family to sponsor you, or to join you in walking. For a smooth sign-in process, please follow these steps: 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Questions? Want fundraising tips? Call 212.807.WALK or visit aidswalk.net Turn in your contributions and/or pick up your awards at the AIDS Walk office on Wednesday, May 13, Thursday, May 14, and Friday, May 15, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. We are located at 446 West 33rd Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001. Call 212.807.WALK for more information. TEAM MEMBERS You must enter at 59th Street and 5th Avenue and go to the Sign-In tables to turn in your Sponsor Form and contributions. Do not turn in funds at your Team Meeting Station. After you have signed in, volunteers will direct you to the Team Meeting Area. STAR WALKERS Enter the park at 59th Street and 5th Avenue, bypass the Sign-In tables, and go directly to the special Star Walkers Club Sign-In tent at the top of East Drive (see map). GOLD TEAM MEMBERS Enter the park at 72nd Street and 5th Avenue and go directly to the Gold Team Meeting Area (Rumsey Field). PAPERLESS SIGN-IN Registered Green walkers who have fundraised online only and have NO CASH OR CHECKS to turn in at the event can sign in at the Apple Store at 59th Street and 5th Avenue. Any walkers who arrive with cash and checks should go to General Sign-In to turn in those donations. EARLY SIGN-IN 2015 Photos by Donna F. Aceto, lead photographer, Deborah Feingold, Leif Green, Roger Parson, Carlos Rodriguez, Jennifer Smith est.1976 STAR WALKER BREAKFAST SPONSORED BY Part of the family of companies.
