Ampro Industries,
Inc., Joins International HIV/AIDS
Activist Hydeia
Broadbent to Fight HIV/AIDS
The maker
of America’s number one styling gel, Ampro® Pro Styl® and the award winning
Shine ‘n Jam® styling products, has partnered with International HIV/AIDS
Activist Hydeia Broadbent to raise awareness of National Black HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day and its theme for 2015, "I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper:
Fight HIV/AIDS!”
National
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was created to help educate the Black community
about the basics of HIV/AIDS and to teach what they can do to help prevent the
spread of the disease. Ampro® Pro Styl®
and Hydeia Broadbent are encouraging everyone to grab a friend and head to
their local testing facility because knowing one’s status is the first real
step to preventing HIV/AIDS.
“National
Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day exists as a reminder that we are all accountable
for what’s happening in our communities,” says Hydeia, “AIDS is affecting the African
American community harder than any other and today is the day where we are
accountable for our brother and sisters, a day we hold ourselves accountable
for what’s happening.” Hydeia’s message
is meant to encourage everyone to take advantage of this day and do
something real by getting themselves and a loved one tested for the
disease. Broadbent believes that being
aware of one’s HIV status will motivate them to have a constructive
conversation that will lead to more education and the eventual eradication of
HIV/AIDS. “If we work together, we can prevent the spread of this disease,”
says Camille Wright, VP of Public Relations for Ampro Industries. “We are
encouraged by Hydeia’s strength and urge everyone to use today to do their part
to stop the spread of HIV in their community.
We must remember "I Am My Brother/Sister’s Keeper: Fight
HIV/AIDS!"
About Ampro Industries,
Incorporated
Ampro
Industries, Inc. is a Memphis-based manufacturer of multi-cultural hair care
and beauty products focused on the beauty needs of its consumers. Ampro is
committed to delivering reliable, top quality hair care solutions for
multi-cultural consumers. Ampro products are available in mass market and
beauty supply outlets throughout the United States, Canada, the Caribbean,
Europe, Africa and South and Central America. The Ampro family of
products includes over 18 unique hair care items, including Ampro Pro Styl
Protein Styling Gels, America's Number One selling styling gel, as well as its
award-winning line Ampro Pro Styl Shine 'n Jams and new moisturizing styling
gels.
About Hydeia Broadbent
At
birth, Hydeia Broadbent was abandoned at the University Medical Center of
Southern Nevada in Las Vegas where Patricia and Loren Broadbent adopted her as
an infant. Although her HIV condition was congenital, she was not
diagnosed as HIV-positive with advancement to AIDS until age three. Now at the
age of 30, Hydeia spends her time spreading the message of HIV/AIDS awareness
and prevention.
Broadbent
is considered a pioneer as the first African-American youth to speak up and
speak out about the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Ebony Magazine named Hydeia one of the
Most Influential 150 African Americans in 2008 and 2011. Hydeia has also been
honored with an American Red Cross Spirit Award and an Essence Award.
Not
since Ryan White has a young person spoken out so passionately, on an
international level, about having the virus. She has an innate ability to
bond with any audience and, when addressing the public about the issues of
HIV/AIDS, her primary goal is to provide a clear understanding of how to avoid
at-risk behaviors through self-examination and informed decision-making.
SOURCE
Ampro Industries, Inc.
