(BLACK PR WIRE) LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thousands of people taking part in California AIDS Walk, an innovative, family-friendly daylong festival, charity walk and concert on Sunday September 26th at Los Angeles’ famed Greek Theatre on Vermont Avenue in Griffith Park will be feted later that same evening for their efforts raising funds for crucial lifesaving HIV/AIDS services in California with a concert at the Greek featuring a dynamic array of musicians, entertainers and special guests. The concert, dubbed California AIDS Walk’s “Circle of Life,” will be hosted by comedienne and entertainer Wanda Sykes and by actor Blair Underwood a longtime and outspoken advocate for HIV prevention, testing and treatment (and spokesperson for AIDS Healthcare Foundation). A limited number of tickets for the 6:00 pm concert will be available for purchase at the door for $25.00.

The daylong event and evening concert benefits eight respected local Southern California non-profit organizations, many of which serve underserved populations that are being disproportionately affected by the AIDS epidemic including African Americans and Latinos: The beneficiaries: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, AIDS Service Center, Bienestar, Charles Drew Mobile Testing, Children Affected by AIDS Foundation, In the Meantime, Magic Johnson Foundation and Whittier Rio Hondo AIDS Project.

To view the media tip sheet, which includes details on each performer, please go to: 

http://www.aidshealth.org/assets/mediatipsheetcaaidswalk092410.pdf  

For more information on California AIDS Walk, please visit www.WalkEatDance.org

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest global AIDS organization, currently provides medical care and/or services to more than 137,000 individuals in 23 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. Additional information is available at www.aidshealth.org.