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My 11th Ride! I have raised over $250,000 overall for this event!

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With another year of Covid, unfortunately AIDS/LifeCycle has been canceled again but that doesn't mean that I am taking a break from fundraising OR RIDING! 

This year, I have committed to training 2000 miles. Wow! That's a lot of miles. I am riding my miles inside on my indoor bike and outside on my road bike! I have also committed to raising $25,000 to help end AIDS. Last year, I raised over $36,000 bringing my collective total to over a 1/4 MILLION DOLLARS!

This incredible achievement has only been made possible because of donors like you - some of whom have donated to all 11 rides! I feel so much gratitude to the hundreds of donors who have supported me in my passion to end AIDS. I'll keep making valentines if you keep donating! 

 

For more about how I got involved in this cause...


11 years ago, when I rode my first ride, I signed up for the ride because I had recently tested HIV negative and felt like I needed to give back to my community. Through these last 10 rides, I have faced and dealt with years of shame for being gay with internalized homophobia and have learned to accept and love myself for being gay. When I was a child, growing up in the 80’s, I lived in fear every day that I would one day die of AIDS. Getting tested for HIV was a fear that I faced every time I thought about getting tested, which is why I rarely got tested. I felt like I could not face my possible reality of becoming HIV positive and ultimate fear of dying of AIDS. I know that if I felt that way, there are so many others, many in our community, who feel the same way today. By raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for our community, I know that I am giving back and helping those who are still HIV negative get on PrEP, and those who are unknowingly HIV positive become undetectable so that San Francisco can be the first city in the world to STOP THE TRANSMISSION OF HIV.

Thank you for being a part of this journey and accomplishment!

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Team Totally Awesome
Personal Progress:
of Goal
$34,239 Raised
$31,500.00
Fundraising Honor Roll
#heyvagn
$100
- Bank of America Matching Gifts Program
$400
- Levi Strauss Foundation
$2,500
2020 Fundraising Credit
$1,000
Abbey Wojno
$40
Adrienne Kwok-Lundy
$1,250
Adrienne Kwok-Lundy
ALC Community Fund
$100
Alex
$150
Alex and John Claussen
$257
allyn scura
$100
Alonn Ilan
$51
Amy Landers Eagles
$51
Amy, Henry, & Pearl
ANDY CATALDO
$100
Anna and Ron Wilbanks
$309
Anna Burkhead Edhegard
$51
Anne D
$257
Annette
$41
Anonymous
$1,030
Anonymous
$515
Anonymous
$257
Anonymous
$257
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
$100
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
Anonymous
$50
Anonymous
Ashley Mackinzie
$100
Barbara Yoder
$300
Ben Alford
$50
Blair
$50
Bob and Marion Richardson
$257
Bobbi Babineau-Lounds
$51
Bobby Gillespie
$103
Brad S
$257
Brandon Pham
Braze
$100
brent stough
$257
Brett Summey
$50
Brian Lee
$51
Carey Ellen K. Heberton
$150
Carol Caccese
$257
Carrie Fletcher
$275
CBRE Foundation
$103
Charles T Shook
$250
Chris and Erika Efthymiou
$150
Christina Turner
$50
Craig Kormannshaus
$100
David Stollmack
$103
Dean & Beth
$257
Diane P Morgan
$40
Dirk Allen
$154
DocuSign Matching Gifts
$100
Dr. Joy
$100
Drew Morgan
$150
Elizabeth M. Bennett
$750
Ellen Elizabeth Dickey
Ellen Elizabeth Dickey
$50
Ellen Tillery Sheppard
$50
eric james wilkins
Estee Lauder
$145
Ethel Roque
$100
Excelerate Foundation
$500
Experian
$50
February Gilead Match
$250
FRANK E CHOLEWINSKI
$30
Garth Moulton
$103
Genevieve and Nick Morgan
$50
Geoff Reckerd
$51
Gilead Match Challenge
$125
Ginette Sanchis
Harold Lincoln
$51
Holly Ritger
$51
Holly Ritger
Hugh & Steve
$200
James R Harrison IV
$103
Jane Winfield Morgan
$400
Janet Calvert
$50
Janet Kosewic
$100
Janice Papedo
$100
Janora McDuffie
$51
Jason A Gould
$25
Jeff Rasul
$25
Jen K
Jennifer Berke
Jenny Gardelle
$50
Jeremy Lane
$150
Jim and Linda Pugh
Joe Hollendoner
$100
John and Steve
$250
John Dee
Jolanda Hengstman
$50
Joshua Heiskell
Judy Gough
$100
Julie Boden
$51
June Gilead Match Challenge
$500
Kara Nicole Pokras
$50
Karen Marshall
$51
Karin A Booher
$103
Katherine 'Katie' Walker Sanderson
$100
Katherine Talbot Ross
$154
Kathleen Chaput
$100
Kathleen Page Clark
$25
Kathryn
$250
Kathy H
$75
Kathy H
$28
Keith Towery and Bret Marshall
$257
Kristy Culp Leonard
Laura Bazan
$103
Lauren
$150
Lauren Satterthwaite
$50
Lesley Evers
$150
Leslie and Bruce
$40
Levi Strauss & Co.
$1,170
Lindsey Bennett
Lisa Taylor
Liz Adviento
$206
Liz Peery
$50
Loma and Angus
$515
Lori Moody
$200
March Toyota Match
$250
Margaret Holshouser
$50
Margie Craft
$257
Marianne Burkhead
$25
Mark S. Baldwin
$100
Matthew 'Matt' W Walding
$103
Matthew Head
$50
Max Brand
$100
Melani Harris McNinch
$25
Merrie Pierce
$40
Mica
Michael V. Discepola Jr.
$25
Michelle Fowler
Mike Rogers
$157
Mr. Dustin C. Finkle
$20
Mr. Otis W Morgan
$475
Mr. Scott F Burkhardt
$51
Mr. Taylor Sublett
$154
Ms. Brittany Boden
$100
Ms. Sara O'Hearn
$51
Nancy Clare Morgan
$103
Natalie DuCastelle
$30
Nordstrom Employee Charitable Match Program
$200
Oliva Italian Eatery
$100
OTIS W MORGAN
$750
Pam and Russell Reeves
$103
Patrick Elliott
$150
Preston brody
Purcie Bennett-Nickerson
$150
Rachel Cloues
$50
Raytheon
$300
Reanna Mourgos
$103
Rebecca Bergmann
$51
Rob Bilbro & Stuart Brock
Rob Marcy
$154
Robert McKeon
$150
Rodney and Patrick
$19
Rodney and Patrick Duke
$135
Ron and Martha Rick
$309
Ross Hobson Sr
$150
Ryan Walls
$50
Sandy Bright
$250
Sara & Ryan Gerbino
$150
Sara L Masters
$50
Sarah Becker
$41
Sarah Salton
$500
SCOTT SHEARER
$51
Shabnam Guvendik
$50
Shady Cosgrove
$20
Sheila McGrail
$51
Stacie Fowler
Stephanie M
$103
Stowe & Wendy Barber
Sue Aughey
$101
Susan Patterson
$100
Susan Fadness
$50
Susan Fadness
$50
Tess and Chris
$103
Tess Marstaller
$100
The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
$1,250
The Duke Energy Foundation
$100
Thomas Hamilton
$30
TJ & Scott
$51
Todd & Elsa Binder
$25
tom krem
$250
Ty McCuiston
$80
Tyler Jon Winterholler
$100
Vicki Wiechern
$515
Victor Cembellin
$154
Whitney Rowe
$50
William D Byron

My Achievements

Storyteller

Storyteller

Off and rolling

Off and Rolling

Making Big Moves

Making Big Moves

Climbing upwards

Climbing Upwards

Halfway There

Halfway There!

Final Push

Final Push

You Made It

You Made It!

Reaching for the Stars

Reaching for the Stars

Investing in Yourself

Investing in Yourself

To Be Continued

To Be Continued...

World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day

spreading the word

Spreading the Word

Mission Ambassador

Mission Ambassador

Warrior

Warrior

Linked to care

Linked to Care

resilience

Resilience

Global citizen

Global Citizen

Health Justice

Health Justice

Elevate

Elevate

Dignity

Dignity

Knowledge is Power

Knowledge is Power

Champion

Champion

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