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AIDS/LifeCycle Is Many Stories...

It’s an ECONOMY story – as the 190,000 Californians living with HIV and AIDS suffer the financial setbacks of the current recession, they’re increasingly dependent on the vital services funded by AIDS/LifeCycle, while at the same time donor dollars are scarcer.  As the world’s largest annual HIV/AIDS fundraising event, the AIDS/LifeCycle is more important than ever.

It’s a GREEN story – any time 2200 people trade cars for bicycles for a week, the atmosphere is spared 227 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent! (source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

It’s a HEALTH story – California ranks second in the nation (after New York) in cumulative AIDS cases, 190,000 Californians currently live with HIV/AIDS.  African Americans and gay men continue to be disproportionately affected.  And much more must be done to prevent new infections; up to 7,000 Californians will become infected with HIV this year alone.

But above all it’s a HUMAN story – because people young and old, gay and straight, HIV positive and negative, from across the country and around the world come together to share an exhausting yet exhilarating journey in the fight against AIDS.  Some of them are available to share their stories and experiences with you for your coverage of AIDS/LifeCycle; we’ll be glad to give you contact information upon request.

For more information, download our press kit from the blue sidebar.  And you’ll find photos, podcasts and blogs from the 2009 event here.

Contact:

Thomas Soule
Communications Manager, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
562-338-3291

Debbie Holtz
Media Relations Manager, San Francisco AIDS Foundation
510-493-3531

AIDS/LifeCycle In the News

AIDS/LifeCycle ride ends in L.A.
KABC-TV -- June 06, 2009

Leaders of L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and San Francisco AIDS Foundation, with 2,150 Cyclists, Decry Proposed Cuts in HIV Funding at Conclusion of AIDS/LifeCycle 8
Fox Business -- June 6, 2009

On the Road with Scott Shafer
The California Report -- June 5-7, 2009

Rain rare in June, experts in county say
Ventura County Star -- June 6, 2009

Locals pedal to raise awareness, find a cure
Atascadero News -- June 5, 2009

Ride & remembrance
Santa Maria Times -- June 4, 2009

Soapside: Advocate's Guide to Daytime
Advocate.com -- June 4, 2009

And they're off!
Bay Area Reporter -- June 4, 2009

Day 4 of 8th Annual AIDS/HIV LifeCycle rolls through San Luis Obispo
KSBY 6 Action News -- June 3, 2009

AIDS/LifeCycle rides into town
KSBY 6 Action News -- June 2, 2009

3,000 AIDS riders to visit Solvang
Santa Ynez Valley News -- June 3, 2009

AIDS/LifeCycle riders to reach county on Friday
Ventura County Star -- June 2, 2009

Fundraising cyclists ride through valley
The Salinas Californian -- June 2, 2009

CYCLISTS RIDE IN SUPPORT OF AIDS CURE
Monterey County Herald -- June 2, 2009

AIDS fundraiser
Gainesville Sun -- June 3, 2009 (scroll down the page)

AIDS/LifeCycle pedaling to LA
Register Pajaronian -- June 2, 2009

Annual AIDS/HIV Bike Ride Rolls Through Central Coast
KION TV 46 -- June 1, 2009

Cyclists With a Purpose Continue Trek Down Coast
NBC Bay Area -- June 1, 2009

Cycling event for AIDS stops in Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Sentinel -- June 1, 2009

Cyclists ride from SF to LA for AIDS care
San Francisco Chronicle -- June 1, 2009

2200 bicyclists in AIDS fundraiser to pass through Salinas Monday
The Salinas Californian -- May 31, 2009

HIV/AIDS fundraisers depart SF on bikes
KGO-TV -- May 31, 2009

Thousands Bike for a Cause
NBC Bay Area -- May 31, 2009

AIDS LifeCycle Trek Sets Off From San Francisco
CBS 5 -- May 31, 2009

SF: THOUSANDS OF BICYCLISTS BEGIN HIV/AIDS FUNDRAISING JOURNEY
CBS 5 -- May 31, 2009

AIDS/LifeCycle charity bike ride gets personal when recession hits
Los Angeles Times -- May 31, 2009

2000 Cyclists Head to LA
NBC Los Angeles -- May 31, 2009

Riding 561 miles for his brother
Daily News -- May 30, 2009

Thousands of cyclists expected to pass through SLO County to promote AIDS awareness
San Luis Obispo Tribune -- May 29, 2009

Biking for a good cause, again
Half Moon Bay Review and Pescadero Pebble -- May 28, 2009

AIDS/LifeCycle 8 To Raise Over $10 Million To Fight AIDS, Ride Goes SF to LA
Broadway World -- May 28, 2009

AIDS/LifeCycle Bike Ride runs through Central Coast highways next week
KSBY -- May 27, 2009

Cyclist to go 545 miles to combat AIDS
Monterey County Herald -- May 27, 2009

Head-Royce seniors hit road for AIDS fundraiser
Oakland Tribune -- May 26, 2009

Amateur cyclists prove where there's a will there's a way
Stockton Record -- May 26, 2009

My final push for AIDS/LifeCycle
Daily Kos -- May 25, 2009

Ellison: Tears of sadness, tears of joy
The Argus -- May 25, 2009

San Mateo County bicyclists to raise money for AIDS programs
San Mateo County Times -- May 23, 2009

LA on two wheels
Globe and Mail -- May 22, 2009

2200 cyclists to bike from San Francisco to LA for 8th annual AIDS/LifeCycle
San Jose Mercury News -- May 22, 2009

Pacifica family hits the road to raise money for AIDS patients
Pacifica Tribune -- May 21, 2009

Nine Monterey County residents to ride in California AIDS fundraiser
The Salinas Californian -- May 18, 2009

Two ways to help fight a deadly disease
Mountain View Voice -- May 14, 2009

Still two days to learn to ride the bike
Santa Rosa Press Democrat -- May 13, 2009

Life Bike Ride for Aids
North Valley Reporter -- May 2009 (p.10)

Photos Available for Media Use

Media are welcome to use the photos below.  Each thumbnail photo is accompanied by a suggested caption and a link to download a high-resolution version.  Please credit AIDS/LifeCycle.

AIDS/LifeCycle 8 cyclists demonstrate their opposition to proposed California budget cuts to critical HIV services by covering their eyes during the closing ceremony of their 545-mile, seven day ride from San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. About 2,150 riders raised $10.5 milion dollars to support HIV/AIDS services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	AIDS/LifeCycle 8 cyclists demonstrate their opposition to proposed California budget cuts to critical HIV services by covering their eyes during the closing ceremony of their 545-mile, seven day ride from San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. About 2,150 riders raised 10.5 milion dollars to support HIV/AIDS services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	AIDS/LifeCycle 8 cyclists celebrate during the closing ceremony of their 545-mile, seven day ride from San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. About 2,150 riders raised $10.5 milion dollars to support HIV/AIDS services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION
AIDS/LifeCycle 8 cyclists are greeted upon arriving in Los Angeles, after their 545-mile, seven day ride from San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2009. About 2,150 riders raised $10.5 milion dollars to support HIV/AIDS services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	AIDS/LifeCycle 8 cyclist Jena Burton, right, is greeted with a silly string attack from friend Sadiyah Seraaj after Burton completed her 545-mile, seven day ride from San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. About 2,150 riders raised $10.5 milion dollars to support HIV/AIDS services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	AIDS/LifeCycle 8 cyclist Kent Thomason, left, is greeted by a fellow rider after completing his 545-mile, seven day ride from San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. About 2,150 riders raised $10.5 milion dollars to support HIV/AIDS services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION
AIDS/LifeCycle 8 cyclists demonstrate their opposition to proposed California budget cuts to critical HIV services by covering their eyes during the closing ceremony of their 545-mile, seven day ride from San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Los Angeles. More than 2,600 riders raised 10.5 milion dollars to support HIV/AIDS services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	Some of the 2,150 bicycle riders climb a hill at the beginning of the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	Some of the 2,150 bicycle riders begin the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION
Some of the 2,150 bicycle riders begin the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	From left, Roy Chavez, Gabriel Aguilera and Percy Castellanos, from Los Angeles, pose prior to the beginning of the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	A riderless bicycle is escorted into the Cow Palace prior to the beginning of the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION
Some of the 2,150 bicycle riders stretch prior to the beginning of the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	Some of the 2,150 bicycle riders stretch prior to the beginning of the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	Some of the 2,150 bicycle riders reflect on people they have lost to AIDS prior to the beginning of the AIDS/LifeCycle 8 ride, early Sunday morning, May 31, 2009 in San Francisco. The seven day, 545-mile ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $10 million to support HIV/AIDS related services. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION
Some of the 2,500 bike riders stretch before the start of the AIDS/LifeCycle Bike Ride early Sunday morning, June 1, 2008 in San Francisco. The 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $11.5 million for the fight against AIDS. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION	Alberto Ortiz raises his bicycle in celebration during the closing ceremony of the AIDS/LifeCycle Bike Ride Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Los Angeles. The 7-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles raised $11.6 million for the fight against AIDS. Photo: AIDS/LifeCycle DOWNLOAD FULL-RESOLUTION VERSION