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I need your support

Mar 19, 2008
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Guess what I'm doing for my summer vacation?

I'm spending 7 straight days riding my bike 545 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles to fight AIDS. On June first I'll be setting out on my third AIDS/LifeCycle ride.

If you are not familiar AIDS/LifeCycle yet, this week long fundraising event for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and LA Gay and Lesbian Center raised over $11 million last year alone to help those living with HIV/AIDS and through counseling, education and working with governments to develop policy that will stop the spread of the disease.

I've set a goal of raising $6,000 this year and I need your donation of support to get there. Every rider has pledged to raise a minimum of $2,500, but I know I can do more because with the support of friends and coworkers I've raised over $12,000 between the two previous times I've ridden.

Please consider making a donation of support to help those living with HIV/AIDS and stop the spread of this deadly disease. Thank you all.

Riding a bike from SF to LA? Are you crazy?

Dec 20, 2007
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On Our Way

I might be crazy to do this, I might just be crazy period, but next year I am riding my bike 545 miles, over 7 days, from San Francisco to Los Angeles to stop HIV/AIDS. I am riding in the AIDS/LifeCycle, third time, and I need your help.

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About four years ago, a close friend mine became HIV+ and when he told me I flashed back to all the images I'd seen growing up on television. I knew HIV treatment had come a long way in 20 years, but at that moment I feared the worst and he could have just said "I'm dying" and it wouldn't have made much difference.

Thankfully treatment has come a long way, he's healthy, and can afford healthcare. A lot of those living with HIV/AIDS are not nearly as lucky, so when a friend tried to sign me up for this, I said yes. In two previous rides, I've raised over $12,000 through your donations of support that has funded the SF AIDS Foundation's life saving work.

While you're in the spirit of holiday giving, consider a small donation of support to fight AIDS.