LAKE COUNTY -- On Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, the Board of Supervisors will declare the month of December as AIDS Awareness Month in Lake County, with a proclamation in the board chambers at 9:45 a.m.

The theme for World AIDS Day 2009 is “Universal Access and Human Rights.”

Join in a community meditation and open service, to stand in solidarity with those who live every day with HIV/AIDS and their families and caregivers.

You are invited to remember those we have lost to HIV/AIDS by bringing a photo, or other personal memento, to share.

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, has become one of the world’s most serious health challenges. Since the first cases were recorded in 1981, more than 25 million have died of AIDS world-wide and another 33 million are currently living with HIV/AIDS.

Sponsored by Community Care HIV/AIDS Program*Drop In Center, Stonewall Democratic Club and the Clearlake Oaks Community United Methodist Church, this special service will be held at the CLO Community Church, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6.

The church is located next to the Oaks Senior Center, On The Plaza, in back of the Red & White Market and Nylander Park. The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please call Community Care HIV/AIDS Program at 707-995-1606.