Personal Appeal: Harbor to the Bay AIDS Ride - September 19, 2015

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This year I will again be participating in the Harbor To The Bay Ride for AIDS (my 4th year doing this). On September 19th I will be riding from Boston to Provincetown in support of Fenway Health and other organizations fighting for those of us with HIV+/Aids. I have been so lucky in my own fight in that I have a doctor and meds which are assisting me in leading a life with hope for the future.

 

I also am blessed to have so much in my life which is positve(no pun here). I have both the means and the insurance which are huge weapons in the fight agains AIDS...not all are so lucky. My meds alone are over $2500.00 per month. Not all have insurance to cover this staggering cost. Yet Fenway Health is there for them.

 

It is for them and for all of us who fight this every day that I am trying to raise the $3,000.00 (more if I can) to help the Fenway organization continue to do for others what they have done for me.

 

I am not sure I can again ride the entire 125 miles in one day but I am committed to ride as far as my legs and heart can take me. For me the ride is about paying forward.

 

I know that you are all bombarded with requests like this everyday. I am asking you as a friend and a member of our community to support my efforts with whatever you can afford. 100% of the money raised by riders like myself, goes directly to the agencies that provide quality health care, medications, support, as well as HIV/AIDS prevention education.

 

My goal is to raise in excess of $3000.00 this year. Please join me in making a difference in the world we all share and a difference in the lives of so many we live with.

 

Thanks for reading this and any consideration you can give to supporting my ride. Thanks.

 

URL for information about the ride: http://www.harbortothebay.org/

 

URL for making a donation: http://www.harbortothebay.org/profile/Richard.Osgood/