Seattle AIDS walk raises nearly $600,000

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            raises nearly $600,000
 
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       The 19th annual
            walk to benefit Seattle's Lifelong AIDS Alliance,
            held on       September 10, raised $590,000, organizers say.
            About 500 people       participated in the event, reports
            the Seattle       Times. The Lifelong AIDS
            Alliance--formed in 2001 by the merger of the
            Northwest AIDS Foundation and the Chicken Soup
            Brigade--offers       HIV-positive people in the
            Seattle area cooked meals, grocery shopping       services,
            transportation to health care providers, and housing
            assistance. (Advocate.com)     
 
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Seattle AIDS walk
raises nearly $600,000