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AIDS Walk Delaware steps off at Grove Park

Tyler Berl, Delaware HIV Consortium executive director, carries the AIDS Delaware flag as participants walk around Rehoboth Avenue during the Step Up, Step Out: Remove Stigma, Eliminate HIV, Improve Lives AIDS Walk. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
September 27, 2022

AIDS Delaware and the Delaware HIV Consortium presented the annual AIDS Walk Delaware Sept. 17 at Grove Park in Rehoboth and Brandywine Park in Wilmington.

This year’s theme was Step Up, Step Out: Remove Stigma, Eliminate HIV, Improve Lives. The walk strives to advance HIV awareness, reduce stigma and endorse HIV-informed community health for all Delawareans.

Currently, there are 3,791 people living with HIV in Delaware.

The walk is the state’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS fundraising and awareness event. This year’s event organizers hope to raise $100,000 in support of free HIV testing, education and prevention programs; case management services; HIV-specific mental health counseling; and housing services.

For more information about the event, go to AIDSWalkDelaware.org.

 

The AIDS Walk quilt is proudly displayed at Grove Park.
Guest speaker Ben Zook is one of the creators, producers and stars of the hit gay web series, "Where the Bears Are!"
Leading the pre-walk warmup is Sussex Family YMCA fitness instructor Cindy Beaver.
Doing a warmup before the walk are (l-r) Josiah Urban, Toni Cruthirds and Marc Samuels.
Leading the YMCA warmup song is fitness instructor Cindy Beaver.
Taking care of the CAMP Rehoboth table are (l-r) Jennifer Floravanici, Kasey Gonzalez-Cruz and Cody Golon.
Tyler Berl, Delaware HIV Consortium executive director, speaks to the crowd in attendance for the walk.
Matt Green, event coordinator, welcomes attendees to the walk.
Tyler Berl, Delaware HIV Consortium executive director, receives a proclamation presented by Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Edward Chrzanowski on behalf of Mayor Stan Mills.
Tiffany Moreman of AIDS Delaware talks about the important work the group does for the community.
Beebe Healthcare is represented by (standing l-r) Emily Perez Martin, Sarah Schaber, Stacey Harris, James Buswold, Shannon Hager and Eric Tipton. Seated in front are Ronni Smith and Mary Summerville.
Beebe Healthcare’s Ronni Smith, left, checks cholesterol and glucose for Tony Incalcatera of Georgetown.
Workers and volunteers at CAMP Rehoboth are in back (l-r) Hope Vella, Amber Lee, Jennifer Fioravaniti, Cody Golon, Jordan Crump, Joe Vescio, Matty Brown, Michelle Manfredi, Jay-Xavier Johnson and Tamia Mykles. In front are Kasey Gonzalez-Cruz, Amberlynn Pleasanton and baby Onyx Johnson. SUBMITTED PHOTO
Walkers follow the AIDS Delaware flag up Rehoboth Avenue.
Charlie Croce, 5, warms up with her mom Brooke Darmstadter.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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