Travis McCoy announces South African AIDS awareness trip

Travis McCoy, lead vocalist & songwriter of Gym Class Heroes has announced plans to travel to South Africa, the Philippines and India to raise awareness about youth driven HIV and AIDS prevention initiatives.

The ambitious journey, taking place between 13-24 June 2009, will include visits to a number of grassroots HIV prevention projects in South Africa, the Philippines and India all of whom are the 2009 recipients of the Staying Alive Foundation Awards.

McCoy's journey will take him to Cape Town, South Africa on June 15 and 16, in Manila, the Philippines on June 19-20 and in Mumbai, India on June 22-23.

As part of the trip, McCoy will be writing a new single inspired by his travels and those he meets along the way for release on December 1st, World AIDS Day.

McCoy has also set up a dedicated website for the trip www.theunbeatentrack.com, where fans can share his experiences as he moves from one country to another.

They will be able to hear first hand the facts and stories direct from the young people he meets on his journey including from those running the grass-roots HIV and AIDS prevention projects in their respective countries.

Fans will be given the opportunity to submit lyrics to McCoy's track and compete to have their creative ideas used for the track artwork. McCoy will also post daily updates of his trip on Twitter.