How to help financially.

Ok. So here I go. I hate this part. But it is why I’m riding, so I have to do it and I need to do it and if I don’t do it, it ain’t gonna happen.

I need to raise $2,500 to do the ride. I want to raise twice that much.

I know. I’m crazy. I don’t work in an office with a bunch of rich people looking to offload some cash.

I’m in grad school. I’m a former public school teacher. I worked for the Red Cross before that. My circles don’t run green, if you know what I mean.

I really should just try to raise the minimum and be happy with that.

But I’m asking you to dig a little deeper.

And, I want to recognize your donation.

You can donate online with a credit card by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. I’m rider #4195, by the way!

And here’s how I’ll thank you:

Donate any amount and I’ll thank you repeatedly and worship the ground you walk on.

Donate $100 and I’ll write your name and anyone you know of who is living or has died from HIV and AIDS on my donor jersey, the jersey I’ll wear as I ride down Santa Monica Boulevard on May 19, 2002.

Donate $250 and I’ll inscribe your name on a flag that I’ll attach to a spoke on my bike… It will travel with me every mile, every day, and will be my inspiration on the long, steep hills.

Donate $500 and I’ll send you gravel from each night’s camp, I’ll send you pictures from each day’s ride, and I’ll write you or a loved one’s name on my helmet in permanent marker which will stay with me long after May 19th.

Donate $1,000 and I’ll make you breakfast in bed, I’ll massage your tired shoulders for an hour, and I’ll write a song about and for you that will be sung at every family and friendly gathering I attend for the next year… or I’ll just thank you on behalf of those who receive care for their ailments from the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

Again, I ask you to think big. I want to double my minimum. I can’t do it without you. Please give generously.

Thank you, thank you, and thank you.

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Click here to go directly to the secure donor form…

and don’t forget, my rider number is 4195!!!