Tampa – The Tampa Bay community is invited to strip down and speedo up and bra on Dec. 14 for AIDS Service Association of Pinellas, Inc.’s (ASAP) 5th annual Santa Speedo Run Tampa Bay with new Mrs. Claus in Bras at Centennial Park in Ybor City, 1800 E 8th Ave., Tampa.
Participants of this 1-mile fun run are encouraged to don a speedo, bra or other skimpy Christmas costume and brave the “cold Florida December” while raising money and awareness for ASAP.
Registration is $35 online at SantaSpeedoRun.org or MrsClausInBras.org. Runners receive a t-shirt, finisher’s medal and gear bag. Check-in starts at 1 p.m. and the starting gun at 2 p.m. Southern Comfort and Bright House Networks are sponsors. An after party will be held at Reservoir Bar on 7th Ave.
Mrs. Claus In Bras was added this year to encourage women to participate and remind the area that, in Florida, women account for 23% of persons living with HIV/AIDS. In 2013, 5,938 people were newly reported with HIV infection in Florida, 22 of which were children younger than age 13. (2013 – FL Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease, HIV/AIDS Section).
About ASAP
Trusted for its expertise and compassion, AIDS Service Association of Pinellas, Inc. (ASAP) is a non-profit organization that helps its HIV-positive clients cope with chronic illness challenges and live healthy lives. It provides medical case management, pharmacy services, group and individual counseling, basic need items and other services for clients and their families as well as works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS through education, testing and advocacy. ASAP is a member of Empath Health, a non-profit integrated network of care created by Suncoast Hospice and its family of programs. Contact ASAP at 727-328-3260 or ASAPServices.org.
About Empath Health
Empath Health is a non-profit integrated network of care that provides expert, life-changing health care to those with chronic and advanced illnesses. Empath Health includes hospice, palliative home health and physician services, independent living assistance and day care for seniors, HIV services and advance care planning. Contact Empath Health at 727-467-7423 or EmpathHealth.org.