THE BALM IN GILEAD KICKED OFF 16TH ANNUAL BLACK CHURCH WEEK
OF PRAYER FOR THE HEALING OF AIDS WITH PRESS CONFERENCE AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
The
Balm In Gilead kicked off the 16th annual Black
Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS with a press conference at The National
Press Club in Washington, DC on Friday, March 4th. The press conference, attended
by this year's national spokespeople, media representatives, church members and
certified service partners in the Washington, DC-area, marked the beginning of
week-long events across the country. In addition to Pernessa Seele, founder and
CEO, The Balm In Gilead, other press conference attendees included the national
spokespeople: Dr. Winston Price, President, National Medical Association; Mr.
George Curry, Publisher, National Newspapers Publishers Association and Mrs. Millicent
Gorham, Executive Director of The National Black Nurses Association. "This
is a partnership for life," said Seele in her remarks embracing the partnership
of this year's spokespeople. National Medical Association President, Dr. Winston
Price, added, "We at the National Medical Association will continue to show
our support in any way possible, in addition, to providing literature and the
educational programs that we currently sponsor." Other speakers included:
Lydia Watts, representing District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams and Rev.
Dr. Derrick Harkins, Pastor, Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.
For
more information on the Black Church Week of Prayer activities visit The Balm
In Gilead's Events Calendar.
The
Balm In Gilead kicked off the 16th annual Black
Church Week of Prayer for the Healing of AIDS with a press conference at The National
Press Club in Washington, DC on Friday, March 4th. The press conference, attended
by this year's national spokespeople, media representatives, church members and
certified service partners in the Washington, DC-area, marked the beginning of
week-long events across the country. In addition to Pernessa Seele, founder and
CEO, The Balm In Gilead, other press conference attendees included the national
spokespeople: Dr. Winston Price, President, National Medical Association; Mr.
George Curry, Publisher, National Newspapers Publishers Association and Mrs. Millicent
Gorham, Executive Director of The National Black Nurses Association. "This
is a partnership for life," said Seele in her remarks embracing the partnership
of this year's spokespeople. National Medical Association President, Dr. Winston
Price, added, "We at the National Medical Association will continue to show
our support in any way possible, in addition, to providing literature and the
educational programs that we currently sponsor." Other speakers included:
Lydia Watts, representing District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams and Rev.
Dr. Derrick Harkins, Pastor, Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.