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The
Mass Red Ribbon Ride is
an unprecedented collaboration among AIDS organizations
in Massachusetts
to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS
 The
175 mile ride across Massachusetts will take place on
August 13-14,
2005. One day options include: 50, 75 or 100 mile
routes;
Join us for 1 OR 2 days!
 Approximate
daily mileage is 75-100 with all meals, pit stops,
medical/tech
support and group overnight accommodations handled by the
Event
Producer, The AIDS Action Committee
 The
bike ride begins in the Berkshires, passes through the
Northampton/Amherst
area, then over the Quabbin Reservoir and through towns in
Metrowest,
culminating in greater Boston
 This
exciting event is projected to have 200 riders in 2005,
with each
2-day rider raising a minimum of $1800 for the Cause; one
day riders
raise $10 per mile
 Administrative
costs will be kept to a minimum to maximize the funds that
go directly
to HIV/AIDS services, with a target of returning 90% or
more of
the funds to the beneficiaries within 3 years
 Groups
may form teams of 3 or more to fund raise, train and ride
together;
team members may be a combination of riders, crew, virtual
riders
or volunteers.
RIDE
WITH US because
HIV/AIDS doesn't see race, color, age, sex or disability.
Only opportunity.
 Of
the 20,000 people in Massachusetts infected with HIV, 1
in 3
don't know it
 African-Americans
and Latinos make up 50 percent of people living with AIDS
in Massachusetts
but only 12 percent of the state's population.
 The
HIV infection rate among 13 to 24 year olds in
Massachusetts has
risen 43 percent in three years.
 Women
account for nearly one-third of people living with
HIV/AIDS in Massachusetts.
This is almost double the percentage of 10 years
ago.
 The
city of Boston has the largest concentration of AIDS cases
in the
state, but 63 percent of people living with AIDS in
Massachusetts
reside outside Boston.
The
Ride of your life is the Ride that saves lives!
Ride
Info Line: 617.450.1100 (local)
888.MASSRIDE (toll-free)
www.MassRedRibbonRide.org
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