As Long as There's a Need, I'll Keep on Riding

At the very end of ALC 11 (thank you Stevo Rood for this awesome picture)
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We're on our way Goal: $7,500.00 Achieved: $5,900.01	Thanks to my generous sponsors Charlotte Katz $1,000.00 Bob Katz $200.00 Claire Sue Ingersoll $200.00 Steve Kaye & MItch LaPlante $150.00 Flo Leibowtiz $150.00 Anonymous $150.00 Chris Arrott $150.00 Shannon B. Jonathan Racine $150.00 Bruce Power $150.00 Mr. Ian M. Menzies $150.00 Steven Sprowls $150.00 Tom Vitek $150.00 Mr. Ken Booth $150.00 Joe Roberge $150.00 Edward J Taggart, DDS $150.00 Dave in Northridge $120.00 Bill Henry Mr. Anthony A. Thompson $100.00 Curtis (cooper888) $100.00 David R Johnson $100.00 Toni $100.00 John Spallone Anonymous $100.00 SOUNTRU SOUNTRU $100.00 H. David Watts $100.00 Myra Smith Ron Pulga $100.00 Ira Brandenburg & Anne Wolf $75.00 Philip Charney $75.00 Donald Hershman $60.00 Rick Skewes Ms. Gloria R Lucas $50.00 Mark Claycomb Gregory Harrick $50.00 Larry Wexler $50.00 Jim Touchstone $50.00 Mr. Sean K. Lyons $50.00 Mr. Mark O'Brien Laurence Fergison Edward Tanovitz $50.00 Richard Riffer $50.00 Michael S Miller $50.00 Paul Melbostad $50.00 Clair High Jerry Fishman $50.00 Tony Jasinski Team Gratitude $32.50 Bill & Michael $30.00 Lauren McDonald $25.01 anod $25.00 New Bear Republic! Thanks Bob! $25.00 The Kodiyan Family Mr. Rick Skewes Mr. John Bennett $25.00 Anonymous Thinking Fella $25.00 Jan Olson $25.00 Curtis P (cooper888) $25.00 Vacationland $20.00

I'm Riding to End AIDS

From June 2-8, 2013, I'm bicycling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in AIDS/LifeCycle, covering 545 miles in seven days, to make a world of difference in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS.

Help me support AIDS/LifeCycle by giving what you can. We'll keep riding until AIDS and HIV are a thing of the past.

ALC 12 will be ride number 14 for me...three California AIDS Rides and every AIDS/LifeCycle with the exception of #1 (I took the year off to go to the Gay Games in Sydney). I also drove a sweep vehicle in the 2001 Canada-US AIDS Vaccine Ride.

Why do I keep riding? Many reasons. I've been HIV-positive for over 30 years and have lost far too many friends and loved ones. Since I'm still around I take this to mean I have work to do and I can think of no better way to acknowledge my continued good fortune--and honor the memory of those dear to me--than to continue riding and raising money for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. December 4, 2012 marked 20 years since I lost my partner Mario Luna to AIDS. December 5 marked 32 years since the day on which I most likely contracted HIV.

Every 9 1/2 minutes, someone in the US is infected with HIV. This is a sad truth. There is of course nothing to prevent a specific individual from making a specific poor decision. But what we CAN do is help to fund programs aimed at awareness and prevention so that, perhaps, 9 1/2 minutes becomes ten minutes...or fifteen minutes...or longer. And we can help to fund programs designed to provide services to those who are already infected and who are limited means and personal resources. The San Francisco AIDS Foundation does all of this and more.

Every dollar I raise...every dollar you donate...gets us closer to our goal of world without AIDS. Please click the link to your right and give what you can.

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