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It's Even More Important Now

Everything has changed since we relished those last hugs at the 2019 AIDS LifeCycle Finish Line Festival and since the final "thank you" emails went out.  

When the 2020 AIDS LifeCycle ride was canceled, the Love Bubble had to mourn the loss of an event that inspires, motivates and connects us all.  The miles we ride, the Roadie jobs we love and the relationships that bind us were no longer a safe option in the face of a global pandemic.  But here's the thing-- the life saving and life changing services provided by The LA LGBTQ Center and The San Francisco AIDS Foundation are more critical than ever.  So, as hard as it was, we did our best to continue fundraising. 

Now that we've had a break, and are still for the most part living our shelter-in-place lives, the AIDS LifeCycle we know and love has been reimagined for 2021.  

To keep our community safe, connected and active #TogetheRide was created. TogetherRide is a charity cycling event challenging cyclists globally to pedal 1.2 million miles (representative of the 1.2 million people in the United States living with HIV or AIDS), while we raise critical funds for necessary services.  As a Bearded Lady, I am committing to riding 500 of those miles from Oct 27, 2020- June 30, 2021 on a stationary bike and/or road bike.  

While this experience is different than the previous ones I have had with AIDS LifeCycle, this is a small thing I can do to help the community during a global pandemic. As I ride my 500 miles I will honor and send love to the community I miss Roadie-ing for, the community I miss hugging, to the community I miss serving. 

In the last five years, as a team, The Bearded Ladies have raised $180,675, thanks to the generous support of people like you.  We know that we are within striking distance of that next step-- raising over $200,000 for HIV/AIDS testing and services.  I have set my fundraising goal of $5,000.  Please consider clicking that donation button today to sponsor some of those miles.  

I know this is true, I won’t be riding these miles alone—it’s you, donors (friends, family and community) that will inspire me to do my very best. Your donations will fund services like HIV rapid testing and counseling, outreach, support groups, medication assistance programs, harm reduction programs and so so much more. Your donations, your encouragement and your support give us riders the strength to go mile after mile, year after year and will go especially far in helping us feel a little less solitary as we pedal towards that 1.2 million mile goal. 

Humbly, in a year that has been so hard in so many ways, I ask for you to support me, to support the Bearded Ladies, and to help us work towards creating a world without HIV/AIDS.

 

Will you support me by making a donation today?

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The Bearded Ladies
Personal Progress:
of Goal
$3,368 Raised
$5,000.00
Fundraising Honor Roll
Aaron Trieu
$50
ALC Community Fund
$100
Anonymous
$41
April A. Fernandez
$50
Carol Roddy
$100
Casey
$40
Christian Simental
$51
Clark S. Marshall, LMFT
$500
Cristin
$51
Danielle
Dano
$75
Dom
$25
Elizabeth
$20
Esteban Salinas
$103
Gilead January Match
$500
Gilead Match Challenge
$125
Gloria Martinez
$50
judy polakoff
$51
K. Pipe
$103
Kasmira Nguyen
$103
Katharine Kelsch
LeeAnn Tippins
$25
Mary & Anthony De Longis
$51
Meatball
$25
Michelle S
$100
Mr. Jon E Walker
$100
Ms. Dana Murguia
$20
Ms. Pam M. Garcia
$50
Nat
$100
Rebecca Drumbor
$72
Ro Jefferson
$51
Stephanie Hawkins
$25
Taco Sister
$257
Tia Marty
$100
Tia Marty
Tucker
$50

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

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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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TogetheRide benefits, and is jointly produced by, San Francisco AIDS Foundation (Tax ID # 94-2927405) and Los Angeles LGBT Center (Tax ID # 95-3567895), each of which is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation recognized as tax exempt under IRS Code Section 501(c)(3). Donations to TogetheRide are deductible for income tax purposes, to the extent permitted by law.