The spirit of the holidays will roll thru one of Jackson's most historic neighborhoods Saturday, December 3 as the 7th Annual Dr. Trey Mangum Memorial Walk of Grace led by Friends of Fallen Riders will be held in Fondren to raise money for Grace House. Grace House is Mississippi's largest and longest operating HIV/AIDS transitional housing.

This year's proceeds are designated to help with the purchase of a new house for office space, extra housing for residents, a conference room and an exercise room for the residents. Grace House serves as transitional housing for people living with HIV/AIDS. Grace House's purpose is to help people with HIV stabilize from homelessness and transition into permanent housing.

For some of our clients there is no next step of transition. Grace House currently has 5 houses. There are two transitional living houses, one for men and one for women; two houses for permanent housing after transitioning from the main houses and one more transitional house currently being renovated.

The 3-mile WOG begins at 9:00 am at St. James' Episcopal Church, 3921 Oak Ridge Drive (with registration beginning at 8:00 am) and winds through the Fondren district. As in past years, participants will pass through will have an opportunity to view panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt at the walk.

Safe Harbor United Church of Christ will display 10 sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the Sanctuary. Other times of viewing will be announced soon. They will also host a World AIDS Day Service. Panels will also be displayed at the Tougaloo College Chapel on World AIDS Day.

Founded in 1987, The AIDS Memorial Quilt is thought to be the largest ongoing community arts project in the world. Each of the more than 40,000 panels memorializes a life lost to AIDS. Many of the panels on display are for Mississippians. The WOG also serves as a memorial to those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and supports those who currently live with the virus. Rapid HIV Testing, a process that takes only 15-minutes will also be available during and after the WOG at St. James'.

Contact Grace House, 601-353-1038 or Tammie Stephens, tstephens@stjjax.org or 601 982 4880 for more information.

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