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Though she knows no one with AIDS or who is HIV positive, the purpose behind the walk still hits home.
"I've tried to put myself in the position of the millions of people who do have this disease," she said. "They need support. We are all human, we are all brothers and sisters."
Benjamin will be joining more than 1,000 CSUN students, faculty, staff and alumni Sunday, Oct. 15, in the annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles. Each year more than 26,000 people from across the Southland walk to raise awareness of AIDS and HIV and for continued direct client services to help those with the disease.
"I am really looking forward to seeing this year's effort. It's always an enormously gratifying experience for me to participate in this," said Amy Reichbach, a health educator at CSUN and the team's leader.
Fred Strache, interim vice president for student affairs, said the AIDS Walk has become a CSUN fall tradition.
"It's the way we start the university's year, with people from across the campus community all participating in what is a very worthwhile cause. And it gives a chance for all of us to be more aware of what is still a major, major threat - AIDS," Strache said.
Benjamin's contribution to CSUN's AIDS Walk team isn't limited to walking on Oct. 15. Benjamin, who works for Pulse, a university copying center, and graduated with a degree in business administration last June, has designed the team's T-shirt. She designed last year's T-shirt too.
"I had one design all set," Benjamin said about this year's shirt, "but then I woke up one morning and knew I had to change it. The new design has two people, symbolizing how people working together on a project can accomplish so much more. That's what the AIDS walk is all about - making people realize that it's not just one person's concern, but everyone's concern."
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