LOS ANGELES—Wicked Pictures contract performer Jessica Drake, for the seventh consecutive year, led Team Wicked to Gold Star Status at AIDS Walk Los Angeles.
The honor, presented to the annual walk’s Top 20 teams, comes as Drake also announces Team Wicked will return to raise funds for this year’s event.
Comprised of adult stars, sex workers and advocates, Team Wicked has been a mainstay at AIDS Walk Los Angeles, having raised more than $115,000 for the charity. This year’s event will take place at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at Grand Park in Downtown Los Angeles.
"I am excited to once again lead #TeamWicked at AIDS Walk Los Angeles this year after a successful effort last fall that raised much needed funds for HIV and AIDS research, as well as prevention efforts,” Drake said. “Every year we see such a great response from industry members, friends and colleagues who contribute their time, effort and money to help change the lives of people impacted by HIV and AIDS. I am very proud to be a part of this effort and I would like to invite the entire industry to join Team Wicked for the 2019 walk.”
The teams earning Gold Star Status alongside Team Wicked include such notable companies as Paramount Pictures, Delta Airlines, APLA Health, Latham & Watkins, WEN in Spirit, Mac Cosmetics, ABC7, ETAF, Fox Entertainment Group, Oakwood School, Project Angel Food and CG Pride - Capital Group.
Team Wicked raised $10,000 in 2018 and earned 15th place among the dozens of teams participating in the annual benefit presented by AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA). Attaining Star Walker status again, Drake herself raised $6,175 of the team’s total, for 16th place among individual participants.
“I am very proud of Jessica and appreciate all her efforts. There would be no Team Wicked if not for her, which has been a catalyst in bringing our industry together in support of a great cause,” said Steve Orenstein, owner of Wicked Pictures.
For more, visit AIDS Walk Los Angeles.
