Just wanted to give a shout out for my friends, the Positive Pedalers who are an HIV+ bicycle club and awareness/visibility organization. In doing the AIDS LifeCycle a couple times like I have, it’s hard not to be inspired by this group. Many are good friends of mine, so this announcement is a bit selfish with pride ;-)
Anyhow, Mayor Bloomberg and Mayor Newsom are declaring proclamations today in their cities. The San Francisco ceremony on City Hall steps is at 11:30 AM. Kinda cool.
It’s the 15th anniversary of the PosPeds organization, formed in 1995 before much of today’s medications helped curb the mortality rate of this fu*&ing virus. Many members ride to fight the stigma associated with HIV, but many also ride in AIDS charity events all across the country and dedicate their time and fundraising to remember those they’ve loved and lost.
I am not riding this year, but go to http://www.aidslifecycle.org and support a rider in the AIDS/LifeCycle, the ride from San Francisco to LA happening June 6th – June 12th!!!!