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"CAUSE: Since 1985, the AIDS Walk Los Angeles has helped reduce the number of HIV infections, improve the treatment and quality of living of people are HIV positive, and promote awareness about public policy on the disease. The annual walk has become the largest AIDS fundraising event in California, and over the past 27 years, grassroots fundraisers have raised over $72 millions for the AIDS Project Los Angeles service organization. This year, Jillian Rose Reed is joining several of her Awkward co-stars to form a team for the walk, which takes place on Sun., Oct 14.\n\nGET INVOLVED: Jillian is accepting donations of any amount, but as an incentive, she's donating her MTV 2012 VMA dress to whoever makes the largest contribution. You can also participate in an AIDS Walk in your city.\n\n\"Jessica Lu, who plays Ming, came up with the idea to get involved in the AIDS Walk. As a cast, this cause is really important to us\u2014whether we know someone who's personally struggling with AIDS, or just want to be there to support everyone and the cause. We felt it was really important to get involved.\"\n\n\"Giving my dress to the highest donator is my way of saying I appreciate everyone's support of this cause. I set a personal goal of raising $1,000. We're trying to really get the message out there that every donation counts, whether it's big or small. We know that a lot of our fan base is comprised of teenagers and young people who maybe can't donate tons of money. We're just hoping to get people educated about this event and encourage them to give whatever way they can.\"\n\n\"Personally, I know people who are HIV positive, so it's really important for me to show to them, as a friend, that I want to help. I want to express that I'm there for them through all the struggles that they have to go through on a daily basis.\"\n\n\"On Awkward, we really like to send the message out that we're relatable, and that we get what people are going through. Awkward has tackled so many different obstacles that teenagers face, and doing this AIDS Walk is another way for us to say, 'We see you, we understand, and we're here for you.'\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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