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"  Travis McCoy, the lead singer of Gym Class Heroes, just got back from an 11-day trip to South Africa, the Philippines, and India to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS to kids and teens. And that&amp;#039;s why we love him - he&amp;#039;s not just an awesome rocker and songwriter (with over 200 pairs of sneakers!), but he&amp;#039;s dedicated to helping the world.    During his trip, Travis wrote a new single that will be released on December 1, which is World AIDS Day (coincidence? We don&amp;#039;t think so!). You can track Travis&amp;#039; travels and hear his stories firsthand on his Web site, TheUnbeatenTrack.com, or on his Twitter. This hip-hop artist traveled to South Africa as MTV&amp;#039;s 2009 Staying Alive Foundation Ambassador. The Staying Alive Foundation Awards are presented twice a year to people who encourage, educate, and empower others in the fight against HIV and AIDS. About 6,000 teens from ages 16 to 24 are infected with HIV every day. &amp;quot;I strongly feel the best cure we have at this point is increasing education and building awareness,&amp;quot; Travis said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s how we use this information in the choices we make that will determine whether or not our generation will help make a change or ultimately make things worse.&amp;quot; There are approximately 33 million people living with HIV around the globe - that&amp;#039;s equal to about the entire population of Canada! What&amp;#039;s even scarier is that every minute, five people die from AIDS. But the good news is there&amp;#039;s a ton that you can do to help - without traveling to South Africa! Go online to the Staying Alive Foundation to donate, start an empowerment group, or purchase &amp;quot;Fashion Against AIDS&amp;quot; shirts from H&amp;amp;amp;M! For more info and statistics on HIV and AIDS, click here. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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