ADAP Advocacy Association Names 2015 ADAP Leadership Awards Honorees

    WASHINGTON, DC, August 10, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The ADAP Advocacy Association, also known as aaa+, today announced the 2015 ADAP Leadership Awards honorees, which recognizes individual, community, government, media and corporate leaders who are working to improve access to care and treatment under the AIDS Drug Assistance Programs.

aaa+ will host its 5th Annual ADAP Leadership Awards Dinner on Saturday, September 26th at 7:00 pm in Washington, DC. The dinner will be held in conjunction with its 8th Annual Conference, being held at the Westin Georgetown on September 25-26, 2015.

The 2014-2015 award recipients include:

ADAP Champion of the Year (individual):
- David Poole, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

ADAP Emerging Leader of the Year (individual):
- Rivkah Meder, AIDS Care Service

ADAP Corporate Partner of the Year:
- Merck

ADAP Community Organization of the Year:
- Georgia Equality
- Philadelphia Fight

ADAP Lawmaker of the Year:
- The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor (New York)

ADAP Social Media Campaign of the Year:
- Josh Robbins, HIV Video Minute

ADAP Grassroots Campaign of the Year:
- Campaign to End AIDS (C2EA)

ADAP Media Story of the Year:
- Gabe Johnson, Wall Street Journal, Disease Outbreaks Reignite Needle-Exchange Debate, 06/19/15

To learn more about the ADAP Advocacy Association, its ADAP Leadership Awards, or its Annual Conference, or the, please contact Brandon M. Macsata at [email protected].

About the ADAP Advocacy Association: The ADAP Advocacy Association is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the District of Columbia to promote and enhance the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and improve access to care for persons living with HIV/AIDS.

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