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CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Minority HIV/AIDS Task Force Inc. will participate in the National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS.
A local observance includes a 6 p.m. banquet March 4 at Carver-Hill School Center, 461 School Ave., Crestview. The guest speaker is Augustine Thomas, a member of Liberty Church of Christ in Melvindale, Michigan.
Tickets cost $10 per adult; $18 per couple; and $5 for youths ages 17 and younger.
"We are asking you and your friends to help us educate our youths about HIV and AIDS. Please ensure that youths are represented at the banquet by sponsoring a youth or youths to be in attendance," the task force stated in a media release.
During the National Week of Prayer, people of faith educate Americans about HIV prevention; encourage and support human immunodeficiency virus testing; advocate for availability of compassionate care and treatment for all those living with the disease in every community in America; and love everyone living with or affected by HIV or AIDS.
Contact Tonsiaweda Hayes, 621-4187, to purchase tickets.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Banquet to raise HIV/AIDS awareness