Red Scarves Across the River for World AIDS Day

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Each year on World AIDS Day, AIDS Project RI installs red scarves across the PVD Pedestrian Bridge on December 1st to provide a visual reminder of those lost in Rhode Island to the HIV/AIDS epidemic since 1983.

Sponsor a red scarf for a $20 donation to APRI ahead of time by visiting www.aidsprojectri.org/red or by texting ‘REDSCARF’ to 44-321.

Red scarf sponsorships are also available in person on the day of the event at the table set up at the PVD pedestrian bridge near Water Street between 11 AM -1 PM on December 1.

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