Will Dogan's
AIDS/LifeCycle Homepage

I'm Riding to End AIDS

As you may remember from two years ago, the AIDS/LifeCycle is a 7-day, 545 mile bike ride from San Francisco to L.A. Along the way we pass through small towns, farming communities, and long stretches of heat and nothingness where the riders and support teams are the only people we see for hours at time. It’s an amazing challenge and also a lot of fun, and I’m excited to be participating again this year to raise money for such a worthy cause. I’ve spent many hours on my bike this year to train for the ride. During the ride I’ll be riding an average of 80 miles each day, and on a couple of days we’ll ride “centuries,” completing 100 or more miles in one day.  All of this may have you asking why I’m choosing to join the ride for the second time. The short answer is that I’m riding because there’s still a need to raise funds for and awareness of the fight against HIV-AIDS. The funds raised provide critical support for thousands of people living with HIV and AIDS, and the ride itself, by winding through tiny towns and villages along the length of the state of California, and by garnering national and international press coverage, plays an invaluable role keeping attention focused on this cause and this disease.

With my fundraising deadline less than 4 weeks away, I’ve got very little time to reach my fundraising goal for myself of $3,500. I'm reaching out to my friends and family and asking for their help meeting this goal. Please consider giving what you can to support this cause and my efforts on its behalf.

Thank you for your support!

- Will

 AIDS/LifeCycle cyclist #2859