September 27, 2016 |
Jessica Drake Calls on Industry Members to Join Team Wicked for AIDS Walk Los Angeles |
LOS ANGELES, CA â With just a month away from AIDS Walk Los Angeles, Wicked Pictures contract performer and adult superstar Jessica Drake is calling on industry members to join TEAM WICKED to participate at the annual fundraising walk on October 23. The event will begin at 10 a.m. at Grand Park, 200 N. Grand Ave. Los Angeles 90012, in Downtown L.A. Last year TEAM WICKED raised $15,416, for a total of nearly $70,000 over the last four years for the event benefiting AIDS charities. This year, TEAM WICKED aims to raise $25,000 and so far has raised more than $11,450, making it second among all teams participating. As team leader, drake herself has exceeded her personal goal and has raised over $5,000 to the effort for sixth place among individual walkers. Those interested in donating may visit TEAM WICKEDâs AIDS Walk L.A. web page at https://la.aidswalk.net/teamwicked. âTEAM WICKED has been doing AIDS Walk Los Angeles for the last 4 years and itâs always amazing to see everyone come together. What started off as me walking solo in celebration of my birthday got way bigger as we quickly reached Gold Team status.â drake said. âWith our increased visibility, we also aim to bring greater awareness to efforts to defeat Prop. 60 at the event with our âNo on Prop. 60â t-shirts, banners and signs! Please join us by walking with the team, donating, signal boosting, or all of the above. Together we can make a difference.” In addition to jessica drake, TEAM WICKED includes Asa Akira, Saya Song, Brad Armstrong, Ryan Driller, Tyler Nixon, Alison Rey, Vanessa Veracruz, Venus Lux and many others. Supporters, fans and anyone who wants to make a difference may inquire about walking with TEAM WICKED by emailing Press@WickedPictures.com. âThanks to jessicaâs leadership, TEAM WICKED is once again one of the top fundraising teams at AIDS Walk Los Angeles and poised to surpass its last yearâs total,â said Wicked owner Steve Orenstein. âItâs an amazing thing to see the industry rally around TEAM WICKED and put its best foot forward in support of AIDS Walk L.A. and the many AIDS charities it helps fund. We are thrilled to be a part of this great community that is making a difference in the lives of so many.â Besides her ongoing work with TEAM WICKED and other charitable activities, drake is a highly sought after sexual wellness speaker and educator who lectures at universities and leads seminars and workshops around the world. She is the writer, producer, and director of the video series âjessica drake’s Guide to Wicked Sex,â which has received critical acclaim from industry stalwarts AVN, XBIZ, Fleshbot.com and others, as well as mainstream outlets like The Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29 and many others. Established in 1985, AIDS Walk Los Angeles was the worldâs first walk dedicated to fighting HIV/AIDS. Over the last 31 years, the event has raised more than $79 million for HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and advocacy programs. For more, please visit http://apla.org or http://la.aidswalk.net/. For more information on jessica drake, visit www.GuideToWickedSex.com or www.twitter.com/thejessicadrake. |