""The National AIDS Memorial launched its 35th Anniversary year with Al Fresco in the Grove, a unique outdoor gathering where more than one hundred community members-volunteers, long-time board members and alumni, community partners, donors, and public officials-came together at a single-family table set within the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. The event served as both a celebration and a call to action,""
""Thirty-five years ago, during the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, this grove was created out of grief, courage, and love," said John B. Cunningham, Chief Executive Officer of the National AIDS Memorial. "Today, it continues to stand as a sanctuary of hope and healing-a physical place where our community can gather, remember those whose lives were cut short, and find the inspiration to keep building a more just and healthy society.""
The National AIDS Memorial launched its 35th Anniversary year with Al Fresco in the Grove, an outdoor gathering in Golden Gate Park that brought more than one hundred volunteers, board members, alumni, community partners, donors, and public officials together at a single-family table within the Grove. The event combined celebration with a call to action and emphasized the Grove's status as the nation's only federally designated memorial to AIDS. Speakers recalled the Grove's origins in grief and courage, described it as a sanctuary of hope and healing, and urged renewed commitment to end HIV. Planned commemorations include Light in the Grove on November 30, 2025, and the World AIDS Day National Observance on December 1, 2025.
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