Richard Cordova and Richards Riders Break Fund Raising Records for the Chicago Ride For AIDS

Ride for AIDS Chicago  is a two-day, 190-mile, bicycling event created by volunteers and designed to raise needed monies for TPAN  and Community Partners.
 This year the event is happening July 10-11.

Each rider is asked to raise a minimum of $1,000 and crew $500 in pledges to participate.

Unlike other rides of this kind, Ride for AIDS Chicago is committed to returning 100% of your pledges to the beneficiaries.

One determined crew leader happens to be a dear friend of ours, Richard Cordova .  Earlier this year, Richard  set  quite an ambitious goal for the 2010 Ride For AIDS. He really hoped and wanted his 21-person team to raise $30,000 for the event’s sponsor/promoter—Test Positive Aware Network ( TPAN ) —which would set the record for most money ever raised by a team.
As of last week,   THEY  DID  IT! 

 

I knew that  $30,000 was a lofty goal, but with so many people on the team I was really hoping we could rally enough support for such a great cause and make our goal,” said Cordova, 32, a gay Lakeview resident who will be participating in his third ride. He has also run five marathons ( 26.2 miles each ) and three half-marathons ( 13.1 miles ) .

Cordova, who has a boyfriend, is a health educator at the Center on Halsted; he also is a spinning instructor at the Lakeview Athletic Club.

 

Cordova’s team, appropriately dubbed Richard’s Riders, has members in their 20s, 30s and 40s. There are grad students, flight attendants and business owners. There also are professionals in education management, finance, advertising, insurance, non-profits and more.

Richard’s Riders is one of the bigger teams ever in the history of the ride and each member has their own reason for participating in the grueling gig, Cordova said.

 

 
With the race just 9 days away, Richard is still knocking on doors!  

JUST IN THE LAST WEEK,  4  MORE  RIDERS  HAVE JOINED RICHARD’S 
TEAM  AND THEIR NEW GOAL IS  $40,000, WITH THE CLOCK TICKING!

Cordova says, “My team would love it if the kind and benevolent LGBTQ community could find it in their hearts and their wallets by helping us support Test Positive Aware Network ( TPAN ) through a donation. No matter how big or small; every bit counts. Whether it be information dissemination, outreach, testing and prevention, and positive living support groups and more, TPAN is on the front lines every day helping those, myself included, who are living their best life possible with HIV/AIDS. We ride to do our part and when you make a decision to support our ride you are doing yours. Thank You!”

Help Richard reach a new goal and shatter all records!

DONATE   NOW!

Just  add a couple  bucks  to the pile and make this
2010 THE BEST RIDE  EVER  for  Richard and TPAN!

We applaud you and your team, Richard!

Best  Gay  Chicago

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