For Immediate Release
Contact:
John M. Martino
Phone Number: (215) 895-1186
Date: 03/28/01
Aids
Memorial Quilt To Be Displayed At University Of The Sciences
In Philadelphia
A
portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be displayed at University of
the Sciences in Philadelphia to bring awareness to the fatal disease.
One hundred and sixty panels of the quilt will be exhibited on
Friday, April 6, noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 7, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on the second floor of the Wilson Student Center, 43rd Street
and Woodland Avenue. The
display is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 895-1192.
The
AIDS Memorial Quilt is a poignant memorial, a powerful tool for prevention
education and the largest ongoing community arts project in the world.
Each of the more than 44,000 colorful panels in the Quilt memorializes
the life of a person lost to AIDS.
As the epidemic claims more lives, the Quilt continues to grow
and reach more communities with its messages of remembrance, awareness
and hope.
University
of the Sciences in Philadelphia is a private, coeducational institution
founded in 1821 as Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, the first college
of pharmacy in North America. USP
specializes in educating students for rewarding health and science careers
through its ten bachelor's, ten master's and four doctoral degree programs
in the health and related sciences.
###
|
