23 November 2008

Matthew Mitcham, Charlotte Dawson and Peter Everett selling Red Ribbons at Taylor Square on 1 December 2008.

On Tuesday 1 December, up to 200 volunteers are aiming to flood the streets of Sydney with a red sea.

The volunteers are the frontline of ACON’s (AIDS Council of NSW) annual Red Ribbon Appeal and they’ll be selling ribbons and Red Ribbon merchandise and collecting donations at selected locations across the city.

Red ribbons will be on sale for $2 each and wristbands will be available for $4 each.

Donations can also be made online at the official Red Ribbon Appeal website (www.redribbonday.org.au) or merchandise can be purchased from businesses displaying Red Ribbon merchandise boxes.

ACON CEO Nicolas Parkhill says the event is the organisation’s most important fundraising activity for the year.

“The money we raise through the Red Ribbon Appeal is vital to the work of ACON as it helps us prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS through education campaigns as well as provide the services and facilities essential to the health and wellbeing of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS across NSW,” he says.

Red Ribbon volunteers will be at the following locations in Sydney on Tuesday 1 December:

Sydney CBD
Circular Quay Station
Wynyard Station
Central Station
Town Hall Station
Martin Place Station
Hyde Park
Martin Place
Queen Victoria Bldg

Darlinghurst
Taylor Square

King Cross
Kings Cross Station
El Alamein Fountain

Newtown
The Hub

Most locations operate between 7am and 7pm. Some suburban sites commence at 8am and shopping centre times coincide with normal operating hours.

To volunteer to sell ribbons or for detailed and up-to-date information about selling locations, please visit www.redribbonday.org.au or contact Zac on (02) 92062024.

For locations in regional and rural NSW, please visit www.redribbonday.org.au