Annie Mendenhall's
AIDS/LifeCycle Homepage

I'm Riding to End AIDS

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.

Well, we are back and a little bit late this year in our fundraising efforts.  We would like to sincerely thank all of you who so generously supported us in 2006 and 2007. For both AIDS LifeCycle 5 and 6, we rode every mile from San Francisco to Los Angeles, collectively raising over $5,000, many of it thanks to your sponsorship.  One year later we again ask for your help.  This year we are aiming at raising $10,000 between ourselves for AIDS LifeCycle 7, which will take place in 3 weeks, from June 1-8, 2007. Yikes – 3 weeks from now!

For Annie, the inspiration was twofold. She was inspired to join the ride by her son, Brett. It has been such a joy to ride with Brett the last two years. This June she is dedicating her ride to Stanley, who died of AIDS in the 80’s and other friends since lost to this overwhelming disease.

For Brett, AIDS LifeCycle has been a monumental force in directing his future.  He is graduating May 14 and continuing his studies in the Masters of Public Health program at the University of Southern California. Brett was inspired to follow a career path in HIV/AIDS research and services after participating as a volunteer three years ago in ALC4.  The dedication of each and every rider to a common goal of eliminating this epidemic, was truly inspiring.
 

We are both anxious and excited for the upcoming ride.  It will challenge us both yet again, but when riding into Los Angeles on June 8th, we will have the satisfaction of knowing that we have done our small part to put an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, thanks to you.  We will keep you updated on our training progress and day-to-day experience on the ride in June through the above listed websites.  For more information, news, and photos of the event, please visit www.aidslifecycle.org.  Thank you for your generous support, both emotionally and financially.

Love, Annie