REPEAT: Jack Mackenroth, Reality Television Star From 'Project Runway To Educate About Living with HIV and Combating Stigma in Chicago

REPEAT: Jack Mackenroth, Reality Television Star From 'Project Runway To Educate About Living with HIV and Combating Stigma in Chicago

    REQUEST FOR COVERAGE    INTERVIEW & PHOTO OPPORTUNITY    WHO:        Jack Mackenroth, from the hit reality television series               "Project Runway," is in Chicago for the AIDS Foundation of               Chicago's (AFC) annual fashion event, Make a Statement: Design               for the Cure, representing Living Positive By Design, his               national HIV and AIDS education initiative.    WHY:        Through Living Positive By Design, Jack will highlight the               importance of having a positive outlook on life while               effectively managing HIV.  Jack has been HIV-positive for more               than 20 years and is one of the more than one million people               who are living with HIV and AIDS in the United States(1), many               of whom still have to deal with the stigma of having the               disease    WHEN:       Interview opportunities will be available with Jack and/or a               local infectious disease specialist on Tuesday, May 5th               through Friday, May 8th, including on-site at the Make a               Statement event on Thursday, May 7th    WHERE:      AIDS Foundation of Chicago's Make A Statement: Design for the               Cure               River East Art Center - 435 East Illinois Street                Additional locations for interviews available upon request    CONTACT:    To schedule an interview, please contact:                Rachi Govil                     Jay Williams               Cohn & Wolfe                    Cohn & Wolfe               O: (212) 537-8157               O: (212) 537-8033               M: (908) 415-8933               M: (917) 587-4230               rachi.govil@cohnwolfe.com       jay.williams@cohnwolfe.com                 For additional information on Living Positive By Design,               visit: www.LivingPositiveByDesign.com                For additional information on the AIDS Foundation of Chicago's               Make A Statement: Design for the Cure, visit:               http://www.aidschicago.org/events/make_a_statement.php                Living Positive By Design is made possible by support from               Merck & Co., Inc.   References:    1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV/AIDS in the United      States. Available at:      http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/us.htm.  Accessed January      21, 2009.    /PRNewswire -- May 4/  

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Source: Living Positive By Design

Web Site: http://www.livingpositivebydesign.com/

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