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Regan Hofmann, renown AIDS activist, spoke at Greenwich High School and  Greenwich Academy on December 4th to over 350 students. In Spring of 2009, students from area high schools formed a Youth Council to begin preparations for World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic. This year, local students conceived a program that combined education and philanthropy. Celebrated author, activist, and person living with HIV, Regan Hofmann (also editor-in-chief of POZ magazine), shared her story at Greenwich High School as well as Greenwich Academy/Brunswick. Her presentation was followed on December 11th with AID for AIDS, a dance at Arch Street Teen Center where students celebrated life while promoting awareness and raising money to fight AIDS.
Watch Ms. Hoffman's presentation at GHS.
Regan Hofmann and RRF Youth Council Members at Greenwich Academy, December 4, 2009.
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December 1 is World AIDS Day 
On World AIDS Day, we honor the millions of people around the world who have been impacted by the AIDS epidemic - those who are living with HIV, those we have lost, and the caregivers, families, friends and communities who have provided support.
Click below to hear how local teens are raising awareness about AIDS.
RRF World AIDS Day Press Release 2009
Top photo: December 11th, the AID for AIDS Dance was held at Arch Street Teen Center, with Red Ribbon Youth Council members leading the event. Pictured left to right: local student Amy Paturzo and Youth Council members Peter Chu, Sabina Armstrong-Loscalzo, Casey Correa, Kate McCarty and Rob King.
Bottom photo: On Sunday, November 29th, local high school students decorated Greenwich Avenue with red ribbons in recognition of World AIDS Day. Pictured from left to right: Sam Auch, Sam Finn, Teddy Lamont, Nicole Hazard (RRF Staff), Lucy Williams, Carly Risman, Kate McCarty, Sabina Armstrong Loscalzo, and Casey Correa.
Learn more about World AIDS Day recognition around the world.
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