Media advisory & photo opportunity - HIV/AIDS relay runs through Halifax en route to Hope, BC

Mylan Relay for Hope makes special stop at Halifax City Hall, showcases details of program and Canadian AIDS Memorial Quilt

HALIFAX, May 21, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ -

WHAT:	With more than 1345 km travelled from its inaugural launch in St. John's, Newfoundland on April 21, the Mylan Relay for Hope campaign makes its way to the Halifax City Hall with local dignitaries and campaign leadership addressing on-going issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.
	Displayed too will be the Canadian AIDS Memorial Quilt - the Canadian counterpart of the AIDS Memorial Quilt that originated in San Francisco in 1987, and the Quilt of Hope – a campaign developed by Mylan and a group of volunteer quilters that invites Canadians to sign a commemorative quilt in support of HIV/AIDS awareness and education.
WHO:	Waye Mason, Councillor, City of Halifax
	Kristen Pigden, Product Manager,, Mylan Pharmaceuticals
	Monique Doolittle-Romas, Chief Executive Officer, Canadian AIDS Society
	Albert McNutt, Chair of the Board of the Canadian AIDS Society and
		Chair of the Board of the AIDS Coalition of Nova Scotia
	Runners - three participants running the Nova Scotia leg of this cross-country campaign
WHEN:	Thursday, May 21, 2015
	12 p.m. – Remarks from organizers
	12:30 p.m. – Photo opportunities
	12:35 p.m. – Opportunity for one-on-one interviews
	12:45 p.m. – Runners and guests go outside for warm-up
	01:00 p.m. – Runners leave from City Hall to local Running Room store at
	5514 Spring Garden Rd, in downtown Halifax, before proceeding north
	towards Prince Edward Island
WHERE:	Halifax City Hall
	Halifax Room
	1841 Argyle Street,
	Halifax, NS B3J 3A5

SOURCE Mylan Relay for Hope

Media RSVP and information : Marie-Emmanuelle Khoury Torchia Communications Cell:.: 514-973-9655; For interviews on site on Thursday, with runners and participants : Jay Reyes, Torchia Communications, Cell: 905-251-5625