81-Year Old is AIDS/LifeCycle 7's Senior Cyclist
WHAT:
Pittsburg resident Richard Conn will join 2,500 cyclists and 500 volunteer "roadies" on AIDS/LifeCycle 7, an epic seven-day, 545-mile journey down the California coast to raise support for HIV/AIDS prevention and care. At 81, Conn will be the ride's senior participant, pedaling an average of 80 miles a day.
WHO:
Richard Conn, a retired nurse practitioner, worked at a San Francisco hospice. One of his first AIDS patients used a small bell to call his partner for assistance. When the patient died, the partner gave Conn the bell as a remembrance. The bell continues to inspire Conn's desire to do something about AIDS. His own partner, Joy Gunn, will accompany Conn on the ride.
WHEN:
Conn is training regularly now for AIDS/LifeCycle 7, which will occur June 1st -- 7th.
WHERE
For the next two months, Conn is participating in AIDS/LifeCycle training rides throughout the Bay Area. Then, on the ride itself, he'll ride along California's beautiful hills and coast, from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
WHY:
Worldwide, 33.2 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, including more than 1 million Americans. In San Francisco, almost 19,000 are HIV-positive--the highest number since the beginning of the crisis--and the city usually experiences approximately 1,000 annual new infections.
Media Contact:
Dave Ellison
San Francisco
AIDS Foundation
Office: (415) 487-3071
Cell: (510) 493-3531
AIDS/LifeCycle is the official cycling fundraising event in support of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the HIV/AIDS services of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. AIDS/LifeCycle 7--San Francisco to Los Angeles, 545 miles, June 1-7, 2008. For more information go to www.aidslifecycle.org or call 866-BIKE-4-AIDS.
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