The Larry Kessler 5K Run is a 5K fundraising run hosted annually in conjunction with AIDS Walk Boston in Boston, Massachusetts to benefit AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts (AAC), oldest and largest not-for-profit AIDS service organization. AAC's mission is to stop the epidemic by preventing new HIV/AIDS infections and optimizing the health of those already infected. About The Larry Kessler 5K Run is hosted on the same day as AIDS Walk Boston, which is always the first Sunday in June. It begins and ends near the DCR Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. History The 5K Run was first added to AIDS Walk Boston in 2001 and was renamed the Larry Kessler 5K Run in 2006, in tribute to AAC's Founding Director, Larry Kessler. In 2009, the Larry Kessler 5K Run had over 650 participants from 15 different states.
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