Pittsburgh's City County and Highmark Buildings to Turn (RED) in Honor of World Aids Day

Pittsburgh's City County Building and the needle on top of the Highmark Building will be illuminated in (RED) in honor of World AIDS Day on December 1st. Pittsburgh is one of several major cities that will be joining (RED) in an effort to promote awareness and raise funds to help fight the AIDS epidemic in Africa, the region hardest hit by the disease globally, by lighting their most distinctive landmarks in red. Other cities participating in the December 1 display include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Baltimore, St. Louis, Columbus, Salt Lake City and Providence.

Along with the illumination, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl will hold a press conference at 10:00 AM at the City County Building to address World AIDS Day.

In addition to the landmark lightings, (RED) partners including Starbucks, the Gap and Dell will make special added contributions to the Global Fund from purchases made on and during the week of World AIDS Day. Starbucks will contribute 5 cents for every handcrafted beverage purchased in participating U.S. and Canada stores on December 1; the Gap will contribute 1% of all revenue generated in every store across the country on December 1; and Dell will be doubling their contributions on (PRODUCT)RED™ items for the full week of November 26 - December 2.

Since its launch in 2006, (RED) partners and events have generated $140 million for the Global Fund, supporting AIDS programs in Africa that have reached more than 4 million people with testing, counseling, medication and services. For more information on (RED), please visit www.joinred.com.

WHAT: City County and Highmark Buildings Illuminated in (RED) for World AIDS Day

WHEN: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
City County Building Illumination at 5:00 PM

Monday, November 30, 2009
Highmark Building Illumination at Dusk

WHERE: City County and Highmark Buildings, Pittsburgh