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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
$18,880 Raised
$25,000.00
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
Alonn Ilan
$51
Amy Landers Eagles
$51
Annette
$41
Anonymous
$1,030
Anonymous
$515
Anonymous
$257
Anonymous
$257
Anonymous
Anonymous
Ashley Mackinzie
$100
Barbara Yoder
$300
Bobbi Babineau-Lounds
$51
Bobby Gillespie
$103
Brandon Pham
Brett Summey
$50
Carey Ellen K. Heberton
$150
Carol Caccese
$257
Charles T Shook
$250
Craig Kormannshaus
$100
Dirk Allen
$154
DocuSign Matching Gifts
$100
Elizabeth M. Bennett
$750
Ellen Elizabeth Dickey
$50
eric james wilkins
Excelerate Foundation
$500
Experian
$50
February Gilead Match
$250
FRANK E CHOLEWINSKI
$30
Garth Moulton
$103
Genevieve and Nick Morgan
$50
Geoff Reckerd
$51
Ginette Sanchis
Holly Ritger
James R Harrison IV
$103
Jane Winfield Morgan
$400
Janet Calvert
$50
Janice Papedo
$100
Jason A Gould
$25
Jen K
Jennifer Berke
Jenny Gardelle
$50
Jeremy Lane
$150
Jim and Linda Pugh
John and Steve
$250
John Dee
Jolanda Hengstman
$50
Julie Boden
$51
Karin A Booher
$51
Katherine Talbot Ross
$154
Kathleen Page Clark
$25
Kathryn
$250
Kathy H
$53
Kathy H
$50
Keith Towery and Bret Marshall
$257
Laura Bazan
$103
Lauren Satterthwaite
$50
Leslie and Bruce
$40
Lisa Taylor
Liz Peery
$50
Lori Moody
$200
March Toyota Match
$250
Matthew Head
$50
Melani Harris McNinch
$25
Merrie Pierce
$40
Mica
Michael V. Discepola Jr.
$25
Mr. Dustin C. Finkle
$20
Mr. Otis W Morgan
$250
Mr. Scott F Burkhardt
$51
Mr. Taylor Sublett
$154
Nancy Clare Morgan
$103
Natalie DuCastelle
$30
OTIS W MORGAN
$250
Patrick Elliott
$150
Preston brody
Rachel Cloues
$50
Rob Bilbro & Stuart Brock
Robert McKeon
$150
Rodney and Patrick
$154
Ron and Martha Rick
$309
Sara & Ryan Gerbino
$150
Sara L Masters
$50
Sarah Becker
$41
Sarah Salton
$500
SCOTT SHEARER
$51
Sheila McGrail
$51
Stacie Fowler
Stephanie M
$103
Sue Aughey
$101
Tess Marstaller
$100
Thomas Hamilton
$30
TJ & Scott
$51
tom krem
$150
Ty McCuiston
$80
Tyler Jon Winterholler
$100
Vicki Wiechern
$515

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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