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by C aitlin Sm ith
ortland architect
Tim Richard has
single-handedly
raised $18,500
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for AIDS causes
to date. For the past seven
years, he has bicycled in
fund-raising rides that ben­
efit organizations dedicated
to lighting the epidemic.
Beginning in 1996,
Richard was one of about
3,000 participants in the
California AIDS Ride for
two years, then he went
on to hike in the Pacific
Northwest’s Ride for a
Reason for two years. In
1999 he joined forces with
Hawaii’s Paradise Ride, in
which hikers tour several
islands.
When that fund-raiser
shut down because of
dwindling participation,
Richard began lixiking for
another ride— and found
one in New York. Begin­
ning Aug. 18 he will he
pedaling the Empire State
A ID S Ride, which begins
at Niagara Falls and ends
in New York City's Bat­
tery Park— some 500
miles over six days. The Tim Richard wants to racse money— and awareness- -in the ongoing
scenic route runs through fight against the global A ID S epidemic
the historic Erie Canal
companies and individuals. Riders must also
and the wine country of the Finger Lakes,
raise a minimum of $3,200 to participate.
around the foothills of the Catskill Mountains,
down the Hudson Valley and into Manhattan.
The beneficiaries of the 2003 Empire State
In past cycling events, up to 89 percent of AIDS Ride all are nonprofit organizations that
the funds raised were used to pay for the costs of provide treatment and advocacy work for people
with HIV. The donations will mainly support
the ride itself, w'hich generally includes meals,
Doctors Without Borders for their work in some
road support, hike techs, a medical team, pit
stops with refreshments and bathrooms, tents
of the world’s most severely AIDS-ravaged com­
munities. Funds will also benefit A ID S
for the nighttime stops and someone to shuttle
Rochester and African Services Committee,
hags from stop to stop. These amenities add up
quickly; the little remaining money was given to
which serve people with HIV/AIDS in New
York state, and Health GAP, which advocates for
the beneficiaries of the race.
treatment and access to affordable generic drugs.
The Empire State AIDS Ride is unique
A recreational bicyclist and a hike commuter,
because all the money raised goes to the benefi­
ciaries. Bikers are asked to pay a higher registra­ Richard participated in his first AIDS fund-raising
ride shortly after coming out of the closet— “at
tion fee ($300), and the ride is sponsored by
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