Baltimore City Council
File #: 11-0261R    Version: 0 Name: In Support - National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS - March 6 -12, 2011
Type: City Council Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 3/7/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 3/7/2011
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Title: In Support - National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS - March 6 -12, 2011 FOR the purpose of expressing support for The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, the coming together of all people of faith to unite with purpose, compassion, and hope to educate every American about HIV prevention facts; to encourage and support HIV testing; to advocate for the compassionate care and treatment of those living with the disease in every community in America; and to love unconditionally all persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, Bill Henry, President Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Rochelle Spector, Warren Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Carl Stokes, Belinda Conaway, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger
Indexes: Resolution
Attachments: 1. 11-0261R - Adopted.pdf
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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
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Introduced by: Councilmember Holton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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In Support - National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS - March 6 -12, 2011

FOR the purpose of expressing support for The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, the coming together of all people of faith to unite with purpose, compassion, and hope to educate every American about HIV prevention facts; to encourage and support HIV testing; to advocate for the compassionate care and treatment of those living with the disease in every community in America; and to love unconditionally all persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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The mission of the Balm in Gilead, sponsor of the week of prayer, is to prevent diseases and to improve the health status of people in the African Diaspora by providing support to faith institutions in areas of program design, implementation, and evaluation that strengthens their capacity to deliver programs and services that contribute to the elimination of health disparities.

The National Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS is the inclusive, expansion of the highly successful Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS, which concluded its 20th year anniversary in 2009. The Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS was the nation’s first national mobilization campaign that specifically focused on HIV/AIDS. The campaign has provided AIDS ...

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