ADVISORY/Mervyn's California and Target Team 2,500 Members Strong At San Francisco AIDSWalk; No. 1 Team Raises More Than $170,000 Through Grassroots Efforts.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. (July 16) --(BUSINESS WIRE) At this Sunday's AIDSWalk 2000 more than 2,500 walkers will be from a single company -- Target Corporation. Mervyn's California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). and sister company Target Stores will once again be the largest corporate contingent in the walk's history. Employees, their families and customers alike will participate in this year's event. Led by Mervyn's President Bart Butzer, the team will include nearly 60 area Mervyn's and Target stores. Mervyn's and Target are principal sponsors of this year's event and can be seen en masse en masse adv. In one group or body; all together: The protesters marched en masse to the capitol. [French : en, in + masse, mass. Sunday wearing red, white and blue T-shirts and custom baseball caps. Money raised for AIDSWalk San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden will go to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation Committed to ending the pandemic and human suffering caused by HIV, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation develops innovative solutions, combining scientific evidence with community experience to fight HIV/AIDS and promote health. and more than 30 other Bay Area non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to helping those living with the disease and to finding a cure.
INTERVIEW THE TEAM LEADER --
WHO: Bernard Boudreaux, Mervyn's Community Relations Manager
Cellular 510/325-5831
WHY: Bernard has consistently ranked in the top three
individual fundraisers for the past six years, personally
raising more than $100,000 for the San Francisco AIDS
Foundation.
WHEN: Sunday, July 16 from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: Sharon Meadow, Golden Gate Park
Mervyn's California/Target Booth
(first booth to left of stage)
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