Center Announces Plans for 2012 AIDS Ride!
As we approach our 18th year riding to fight HIV and AIDS, we know this year will surpass all others. Over the past nine years, our riders have traversed the east coast, whether north from Pennsylvania or south from Boston, rain or shine, all in an effort to raise vital funds for the Center’s diverse HIV/AIDS related services and programming. We are immensely grateful for their support and participation all along the way.
As we embark on our 2012 Ride, change is in the air. We are in the selection process for a new producer, and getting on with the business of recruiting riders and crew for our 2012 event. The Center’s Ride will go on, with exciting opportunities on the horizon – a new name, new ideas and new perspectives, improved fundraising and training support, and the chance to enhance and strengthen the overall experience for everyone. We want each and every one of you to come on this journey with us, and we know it’s going to be an amazing ride!
Our clients are our number one priority and we must continue providing HIV/AIDS related programs and services at an even greater capacity. This announcement comes at a time of great urgency for the Center. Public funding for HIV/AIDS has fallen drastically and the vast need for our programming continues to climb. Improving the Center’s AIDS Ride is a vital first step to ensuring we have enough resources to sustain and enhance the programs and services we provide to the people who need us most.
The name of the Ride may be changing, but our commitment to ending HIV/AIDS will never change. The people involved with this Ride over the last 17-years are our extended family and we take that very seriously. We are committed to making this year’s Ride and all future rides as magical as always.
The Center’s AIDS Ride is set for September 21- 23, 2012. You can sign up for the Ride on our website, and please join us on Monday, April 16th for our 2012 Ride Kick-off Party at the Center!
And, don’t forget to mark your calendar for Boston to New York, September 21-23, 2012!
Glennda Testone
