(2013 AIDS/LifeCycle) AIDS/LifeCycle Participants Make History; Raise Record $14.2 Million!

photo credit: AIDS/LifeCycle.

SAN FRANCISCO/ LOS ANGELES—Participants of AIDS/LifeCycle 2013 began their 545-mile bicycle journey Sunday from San Francisco to Los Angeles having raised a record-setting $14.2 million to support San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the HIV/AIDS- related services of the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center. Their accomplishment shatters the event’s previous fundraising peak and establishes a new world record by nearly one million dollars.

“I’m absolutely astounded and enormously grateful for the 20-year fundraising record set by this year’s riders and roadies,” said L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center CEO Lorri L. Jean, “especially since the need for these funds has never been greater. Today we have the tools to stop the spread of the disease and to help people with HIV live longer , healthier lives, but the epidemic is far from over. The AIDS/LifeCycle community, which includes riders and roadies of all ages and from 18 different countries, is essential to funding the Center’s life-saving services for people who might not otherwise be able to afford them."