Aids Walk, Fair on May 15

The Interact Clubs of St. Bridget's Convent and St. Peter's College have jointly organised `AIDS Awareness Campaigns', to educate the public enabling a better and brighter future for Sri Lanka. Subsequent to the 'The AIDS Walk' will be held in Colombo subsequently, which will include over one thousand five hundred students from Colombo and Greater Colombo.

The AIDS awareness campaign were held in four significant cities; Galle, Anuradhapura, C olombo and Jaffna. The campaigns were proposed to educate the public on the subject of AIDS and its prevention.

The journey of the Interact Clubs of St. Peter's and St. Bridget's began from the beginning of this year, planning and presenting under their theme "It's your right to know and choice to be free". The effective thinking of this cause prompted the Interact Clubs of St. Bridget's Convent and St. Peter's College to organise AIDS awareness campaigns which were held during the month of April, at the Youth Network Hall in Anuradhapura, Weerasingham Hall in Jaffna, Sacred Heart Convent in Galle and at the St. Bridget's Convent, Colombo 7 with the participation of over 200-300 persons in each group.

The conclusion of this major project is with a Walk and a Fair on the May 15, with the Walk commencing at 7.30 am opposite Viharamahadevi Park. The Interact Clubs welcome students, teachers and the general public to attend the event.

Sahana Ravishankar of the Interact Club of St. Bridget's Convent said that their vision is to create a better attitude among people towards those who suffer from AIDS, so that they will receive love, kindness, care and acceptance in society.