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Move Over, Lance Armstrong! Here comes ALC7, whoopee!

Hi Everybody!

From June 1-7, 2008, I'm bicycling in AIDS/LifeCycle. It's a 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to make a world of difference in the lives of people living with HIV and AIDS. The minimum amount to fundraise is $2500, and I'm almost there--it's so close I can feel it! I also feel that a cure not only involves the laboratory but also education and the prevention of the spread of HIV--programs that involve funding not as readily subsidized as scientific research.

My drive to train for and participate in the AIDS/LifeCycle stems from nothing but a wish to find a cure. The AIDS pandemic is not a problem that will disappear on its own; it is up to those like us who are fortunate enough to have resources to help and fight to end this battle. I might not be able, on my own, to provide the financial help that AIDS victims need, but my physical ability and your donations can make the cure a vision that can be brought to life.

Some Facts About AIDS...

  • More than 1 million Americans are affected and yet more than 25% do not know it.
  • Currently, more than 150,000 Californians are living with HIV.
  • The average annual cost for a person living with HIV in the US is $25,000--a luxury that most cannot afford.
  • Of the more than 40 million affected worldwide, a VAST majority do not have access to resources for treatment.
  • Last year, almost 3 million died from AIDS, including 380,000 under the age of 15.

But we can help put an end to this global pandemic. We can fight for a cure! In six years, AIDS LifeCycle has raised more than $38 million to fund the philanthropic work of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the LA Gay and Lesbian Center.

Help me support the San Francisco AIDS Foundation by giving what you can.

We'll keep riding until AIDS and HIV are a thing of the past.

Thank you for your generous efforts!

Best,
Christine
Christine's latest blog entry:
Monday, Jan 21, 2008
This was taken during the Colorado River camping trip my senior year of high school: four days of packing and repacking things to paddle through the River to a new campsite each night. It was amazing. On the right is my counselor Adam.
This was taken during the Colorado River camping trip my senior year of high school: four days of packing and repacking things to paddle through the River to a new campsite each night. It was amazing. On the right is my counselor Adam.
Christine's Goal: $2,500.00
Current Total: $2,640.00
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Messages of Support for Christine

Beverley Simpson (7/18/08 1:05PM): Enjoy every moment that life offers to the fullest. No regrets.

Jianping Li (5/04/08 7:32PM): Christine, we are so proud of you! All the best!

Baby Mark (4/25/08 11:09AM): cHristine GeGe,

bESt of LucK to yoU! i'lL be tHinKing of you!

xoxo, baBy maRk

mom and dad (4/24/08 10:17PM): Go Christine! We are very proud of you!

Celine D. (4/10/08 7:00PM): Happy Birthday Christine, Hope I was able to get you a bit closer to your goal. I'm very proud of you, please be safe, and I wish you the best of luck!

andy (3/31/08 10:33AM): have a great ride.

Elysia (2/10/08 1:42PM): Happy Chinese New Year! =] And I'm behind you 100%!

Mario (2/04/08 3:08PM): Go Christine!

Irvin (1/29/08 4:41PM): Disregard my last message. I thought you were doing another paddling trip, but after reading that you're cycling, my advice would be the same except replace paddling with pedaling, haha.

Irvin Chen (Matthew's) (1/29/08 4:35PM): When paddling, technique is everything. It can make the all the difference at the end of the day. Good luck!

Hernan Cortes (1/16/08 6:03PM): Eat more burgers

Lucy Tseng (1/16/08 3:42PM): you're unbelievable. i have a feeling that i will be join you some day.i really wish you the best of luck :) i know you can do it !

Monali (1/14/08 9:14AM): This is soo cool that you're doing this! Best of luck with fundraising!

Teresa Mayer (1/13/08 4:51PM): Hey Christine, I wish you the best of luck raising the money. This is such a wonderful cause, I am amazed to see what you are involved with. I'll tell my friends about it. Lov ya! ~T

Maya Sukkari (1/09/08 11:45AM): I'm soo proud of you! This is amazing :)

Arima, Partha, Priya, Maya (12/27/07 1:30PM): It's wonderful to see your enthusiasm and leadership for such a noble cause! Good Luck in your efforts....make us and your parents all proud!

Thera Crane (11/30/07 6:59AM): This is awesome, Christine! Good luck!

Alex Rennet (11/29/07 11:08AM): Way to go Christine. I had a friend do this last year, and she had a great time, and raised a lot of money. Good luck with your fundraising!

Andy Ur (11/29/07 12:38AM): This is amazing girl! You go and do it! I'm so proud! What a champ!

Christine's Links

San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Committed to ending the pandemic and human suffering caused by HIV, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation develops innovative solutions, combining scientific evidence with community experience to fight HIV/AIDS and promote health. Established in 1982, the Foundation provides direct services to thousands of people living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS and supplies information to thousands more about HIV prevention and treatment through programs that include the California AIDS Hotline (800-367-AIDS). The Foundation promotes HIV awareness in the community and advocates for sound HIV/AIDS policies at all levels of government.

L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
The L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, a leader in battling AIDS and caring for those who are HIV-infected since the earliest days of the pandemic, provides free medical care to those who can't afford treatment and distributed more than $21 million worth of free HIV medications last year. The Center also provides one-on-one and group therapy, mobile testing/counseling, education, advocacy, and prevention services. Each month 700-1,000 people are tested for HIV at the Center.

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Christine's Blog

Monday, January 21, 2008

5:59 PM

My attempt at winter break training

Hi Everyone!

So this break I lugged my new Bianchi from Berkeley to LA via car in hopes that I would get some training/bike upgrades done during break. My lovely friend from UCI, Aylwin, who's on the UCI Cycling Team, helped me by taking a look at the bike and pointing out the things I needed to get fixed/replaced. He then took me to Performance Bikes in Pasadena and explained to me all the gear I would need to ensure a successful and bump-free ride: tire levers, spare tubes, a tool of sorts, cleats, shoes, shorts, jerseys, windbreakers, vests, leg/arm warmers, the whole 10 yards. I was very sorely tempted to buy things but the Performance Bikes in Pasadena does not give 20% off as does the Performance Bikes in Berkeley so I said to myself that I would wait it out and buy things there. However, unfortunately, an ill-equipped bike means an ill-equipped ride, and because I was waiting until my return to Berkeley to change my ill-equipped status...winter break training was then done a bunk. I got NO training in.

However! All is not lost. I made major headway with my fundraising, and as soon as all the checks have been processed it will show that I have more than $1000 for a solid four weeks' worth of fundraising! Thanks so much for your efforts!! And, if you haven't donated, please do! There's still a long way to go before the final goal of $4000!

And more is not lost because I went mountain biking with good pals Mike, Steve, and Joe! It's definitely different from road biking (which I will need to get solidly used to and develop a callus on my butt for) but an amazing experience just the same. We went up Chantry Flats trail, which is right at the end of Santa Anita (just take it all the way up until your nose bleeds). It was all on a two-foot-wide rocky, sandy road, with mountain lions growling on one side of you and rocky death sandwiching you from the other side. INTENSE is the only word I can describe it with. There was this one part of the ride where we had to carry our bikes across this creek by stepping on the stones but I was moving along too cautiously and slowly for Mike's liking so he not only carried his bike but also threw my bike over his shoulder and ran across the rocks, leaving me to presumably hurry across the rocks by myself. These were all very grown guys, and their reaction to a rocky downhill path is "YEAHHHH FASSTTT!" whereas I would grip the brakes with my life and try to go as slow as possible without tumbling down and maiming/crippling myself. They ended up having to wait a good 10 or 15 minutes for me at the end of the trail.

But now that I'm up at Berkeley I'm definitely looking forward to fine tuning my bike and finally, finally, getting some mileage in. Keep checking back for more updates!

xoxo
Christine

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