Dear Friends,
I want to introduce you to two things:
AIDS/Lifecycle’s “Ride to End AIDS” sponsored by among others,
the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS
Foundation. Both organizations have been involved with stopping and
combating the spread of HIV from the very beginning in the very early
1980’s and helping to stem the loss of more of our citizens, family
members, our friends and our lovers to this disease. Jointly they
sponsor a 545 mile 7 day bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los
Angeles each spring. The ride this year is from June 2nd
through June 8th.
My friend Victor “Jesse” Samora has
signed up again this year to make that week long ride to end AIDS.
Jesse entered the ride last year but was forced to withdraw after an
accident last spring before the ride which left him with a broken
collar bone, an embarrassed look on his face and unable to
participate. He spent months training for this ride and raising money
necessary to guarantee him a place in the ride. He was laid up for
close to four months.
Jesse, being the tiger he is, has determined that he will make the ride this year. As the price of making this ride he has to raise $3,000 for the AIDS/Lifecycle “Ride to End AIDS.” Jesse is a hardworking stiff but he cannot fund his entry alone. He is asking and I am asking each one of you to make some sort of pledge anywhere from ten thousand dollars to ten dollars on Jesse’s behalf. That’s all you have to do. That’s it. The link below takes you directly to a pledge page for Jesse. Follow the link and give, Jesse’s giving of himself for this and we ought to support him in this event.
Jesse, being the tiger he is, has determined that he will make the ride this year. As the price of making this ride he has to raise $3,000 for the AIDS/Lifecycle “Ride to End AIDS.” Jesse is a hardworking stiff but he cannot fund his entry alone. He is asking and I am asking each one of you to make some sort of pledge anywhere from ten thousand dollars to ten dollars on Jesse’s behalf. That’s all you have to do. That’s it. The link below takes you directly to a pledge page for Jesse. Follow the link and give, Jesse’s giving of himself for this and we ought to support him in this event.
The amount of your gift does not matter. It can be ten dollars or it can be ten thousand dollars or anywhere in between. You decide. Join me in giving Jesse the opportunity to rid in this campaign to end this scourge that has ended so many wonderful lives and taken so many wonderful people from us. Please give and give generously.
You can read more about this wonderful charity at: http://www.aidslifecycle.org
To donate to this and to sponsor Jesse with your donation visit http://www.tofighthiv.org/goto/jessealc
It's simple, it's easy and makes you feel good. As an added incentive each of you who donate to Jesse's (and our cause) on Jesse's behalf will get an invitation to a Leg of Lamb Barbece on Saturday May 11th at the world famous Silverado Men's Club in lovely Silverado California. This repast will be prepared for your pleasure by none other than yours truly Eamon O'Connor. It will be a great opportunity to meet Jesse and to cheer him on in this really great endeavor. You will have an opportunity to autograph his spandex riding shorts and participate in the Secret Raffle. You can't get a better deal anywhere: a free meal, a tax deductible donation along with a grateful smile and a great hug from a truly great friend. Let's do this!!
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