The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, November 15, 1995           TAG: 9511150203
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: BRIEFS
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   22 lines

AIDS CEREMONY

To recognize the importance and raise the awareness of issues surrounding HIV and AIDS, Norfolk is sponsoring a ceremony at 3 p.m. Thursday at the front entrance of City Hall on Union Street.

A tree will be decorated by more than 200 children, with ornaments containing the names of people infected with HIV.

The ceremony will include a jump-rope demonstration, a poem recital and remarks by Dr. Valerie Stallings, director of the Norfolk Department of Public Health. by CNB