'Project Runway' Fashion Designer in Atlanta to Educate About Living with HIV and Combating Stigma

'Project Runway' Fashion Designer in Atlanta to Educate About Living with HIV and Combating Stigma

Jack Mackenroth, from the hit reality television series "Project Runway," is coming to Atlanta to speak about a national HIV and AIDS education campaign called Living Positive By Design that he is involved with, in partnership with HIV and AIDS service organizations (ASOs) across the country. Mackenroth will kick off the AIDS Walk Atlanta weekend with a local Living Positive By Design educational event on Friday, October 17th. On Sunday, October 19th, Jack will lead the Living Positive By Design team for AIDS Walk Atlanta with a group of community supporters.

The Living Positive By Design educational event, which is open to the public, will take place on Friday, October 17th at the W Hotel Atlanta - Midtown. Jack will be joined by representatives from ASOs SisterLove and Central City AIDS Network, who will share updates on their national and local HIV initiatives. Dr. Jeffrey Stephens, Professor of Internal Medicine at the Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA, will also be on hand to discuss the current landscape of HIV and AIDS treatment and the future of HIV research.

Jack and campaign partners are available for interviews to discuss their involvement in the campaign.

WHO:
-- Jack Mackenroth (HIV-positive fashion designer, actor and model from
TV's "Project Runway")
-- Interviews also available with Dr. Jeffrey Stephens and executive
directors of SisterLove and Central City AIDS Network

WHERE/ WHEN:
-- Living Positive By Design educational event
-- Friday, October 17, 2008
-- W Hotel Atlanta - Midtown: Great Room, 188 14th Street, NE,
Atlanta, GA
-- 7:00pm ET-9:00pm ET; interviews available on-site
-- Interviews with Jack available from 5:00am ET-10:00pm ET
-- Saturday, October 18, 2008: Atlanta, interviews by appointment only
-- AIDS Walk Atlanta
-- Sunday, October 19, 2008
-- Piedmont Park: 10th Street, between Charles Allen and Monroe
-- Walk: 2:00 pm ET
-- Interviews with Jack available from 5:00am ET-5:00pm ET

HOW: To schedule an interview, please contact:

Jay Williams Rachi Govil
Cohn & Wolfe Cohn & Wolfe
O: (212) 798-9847 O: (212) 798-9827
M: (917) 587-4230 M: (908) 415-8933
jay.williams@cohnwolfe.comrachi.govil@cohnwolfe.com

/PRNewswire -- Oct. 15/

Source: Merck & Co., Inc.

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