Gampel Pavilion is known as the home of national college basketball champions; however on December 1, 2009 the domed venue will be host to a World AIDS Day event. This collaborative endeavor brings together multiple campus student organizations in addition to Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and Husky Sport to promote HIV/ AIDS education and awareness. The following programming will provide a community out-reach service to the state's north central and north eastern regions.
- UConn's Emeka Okafor One Million African Lives Initiative provides technical training, clinical education, donor recruitment and administration of blood screening for transfusions.
- Safe Blood for Africa Foundation promotes the health renewal of Africa through increased access to an adequate supply of safe blood.
- Husky Sport strives to both reinforce and teach the making of positive life choices among Hartford North End children.
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