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SHERMAN, TEXAS — Austin College’s student organization ACCares will host its annual World AIDS Day service Wednesday, December 1, at 7 p.m. The event begins with a candlelight vigil and continues with songs, poetry, and reflection in the small chapel of Wynne Chapel. Members of the public are invited to attend.
The World Health Organization established world AIDS Day, observed every December 1, in 1988. World AIDS Day provides governments, national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations, and individuals with an opportunity to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic
ACCares members participate in a number of educational efforts throughout the year to inform students about HIV and AIDS. Students also complete fundraising projects in support of an orphanage in Africa, a continent in which thousands of children are orphaned by AIDS.
Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges That Change Lives
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