AIDS/LifeCycle 2019

Hello friends, family, acquaintances, friends of friends, strangers I met and gave the link to this page, etc.!

Last summer, I participated for the first time in the AIDS/LifeCycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles and this year, I'm training for round 2. I couldn't be more excited - both because of the positive social impact of the ride, and because it is incredibly fun! 

Although HIV medications have improved greatly since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s, infection rates are still staggeringly high. In 2017 alone, 38,739 people received HIV diagnoses in the United States, bringing the total estimate for people living with HIV in the US to over 1.2 million. Among certain groups of people of color, infection rates are even on the rise.

Figures like these are disheartening, but the the good news is that there is something you can do to make a difference. By supporting my ride with AIDS/LifeCycle, you are supporting two life-changing nonprofit organizations that work with HIV+ communities: The San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Oasis Legal Services.

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation provides HIV education and prevention services to mitigate HIV transmission rates, and helps members of the HIV+ community access medical care critical to living with HIV. Oasis Legal Services, where I work as Office Manager, provides immigration services to asylum seekers fleeing persecution because of their sexual orientation and/or HIV status. A donation to my ride is a donation to these organizations providing critical services to HIV+ communities. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my page - I hope you decide to donate whatever amount you can. Every donation makes a difference!

With love,


Connor



P.S. If you are considering making a particularly large donation, please reach out to me directly to see about corporate matching programs. An anonymous donor has agreed to match donations that meet certain requirements. 

**note: all donations will be split evenly between the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Oasis Legal Services**