L.O.U.D. Hosts Inaugural SOMOS Gala, Launches Billboard Campaign In Honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Latino Outreach and Understanding Division
(L.O.U.D.) will host its first SOMOS Gala to commemorate National
Hispanic Heritage Month on September 24^th at 7
PM at the Cicada Club and Restaurant, located at 617 South
Olive Street in downtown Los Angeles. The black-tie gala dinner and
ceremony will honor the contributions of individuals and organizations
that have contributed to the advancement and well-being of Latino
communities nationally. The event will also include the unveiling of a
Los Angeles-based billboard and multimedia campaign that highlights the
courage and determination of an undocumented lawyer, a transgender
Latina teen, and a gender non-confirming disabled dancer.

“L.O.U.D is excited to host our inaugural gala dinner and launch our
first multi-platform campaign during National Hispanic Heritage Month to
celebrate Latino individuals and groups whose cultural pride and stories
of triumph are truly inspirational,” said Hector Torres, Chair of
L.O.U.D. “With Latinos making up 21% of all new HIV infections in the
U.S., we also want to recognize those who have and continue to work to
eliminate the social and health disparities that remain a threat to
Latino communities.”

MEDIA CREDENTIALS:
PLEASE RSVP to Christopher Johnson at Christopher.Johnson@aidshealth.org
or (323) 960-4846

ABOUT AHF:

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3)
organization, is a global organization providing cutting-edge medicine
and advocacy to more than 438,000 patients in 36 worldwide in the US,
Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern
Europe. AHF is the largest provider of FREE HIV/testing and treatment
for African-Americans in the United States.

AHF currently provides HIV patient care in the Atlanta area through its
healthcare center located at 5700 Hillandale Dr., Suite 100 in Lithonia.
In June 2015, AHF announced its affiliation with AID Atlanta, a legacy
AIDS service organization that has been serving people impacted by HIV
in the metropolitan Atlanta area since 1981.

For more information please visit www.aidshealth.org

ABOUT L.O.U.D. (Latino Outreach and
Understanding Division):

The Latino Outreach and Understanding Division (L.O.U.D.) is a division
of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest AIDS
service provider. L.O.U.D. strives to fight social disparities by
employing initiatives and programs that are not only culturally
competent, but encourage behavioral change throughout Latino communities
nationally.

Contacts

AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Christopher Johnson, Associate Director
of Communications, AHF
+1.323.960.4846 work
+1.310.880.9913
mobile
christopher.johnson@aidshealth.org
or
Hector
Torres, L.O.U.D Chairman, AHF
+1.323.960.4842 work
+1.917.930.7951
mobile