2012 Positive Pedalers Jersey Design Contest

Submit to: gordon.duvall@pospeds.org

Have you ever wanted to design the Positive Pedalers jersey? Well, now’s your chance! This year we are opening up the design to everyone! Whether you are a Pos Ped or a Pos Supporter we want to see your design ideas. All of the designs will be voted on by the Pos Ped board, and the jersey that is picked will serve as the 2012 Pos Ped jersey, to be worn all around the country. All you have to do is come up with an awesome design and submit it to the board. Submissions will be accepted until January 15th. Please submit all design ideas in a pdf format. Send submissions to Gordon.duvall@pospeds.org. The designer will be notified the first week of February. Remember, the design will be used for rides all across the country so don’t just design for a specific ride. So there you go! Get your design juices flowing and send us your submissions! *Please note, all designs will become property of the Positive Pedalers, and changes may be made to the design. Multiple designer may be combined to make one jersey. Colors, symbols and design are all subject to change.

There were over 300 Positive Pedaler Roadies and Riders on AIDS/LifeCycle 10. Here’s those who could come and participate in our group shot on Day 5 in Lompoc, CA. To download the photograph, go to AIDS/LifeCycle’s Facebook page.

The designs are in. Get your 2011 jersey and vest now!!! The jersey and vest are for our Supporters AND PosPeds!!!

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The 9th Annual Paul Hulse PosPeds Century was a great success, we look forward to seeing you next year!

And the Annual Jonathan Pon Memorial 2-Day Ride, to be held on May 21-22, 2011 has reached a record 182 registered participants, beyond our cap, and we have to CLOSE the ride for registrations for this year. We look forward to a great upcoming ride and seeing you all again in 2012!

Refunds will be processed only until the end of the day on Friday, May 13. We have had to make purchases and order food for this large number of people, plus Training Ride Leaders and Crew, and will be unable to make refunds after the close of day (5:00 PM) on Friday, May 13. Thank you for your understanding!

Positive Pedalers is once again celebrating Positive Pedalers Day on April 29th by empowering each member to reflect on how much all their efforts have contributed to their local communities, AIDS organizations and HIV/AIDS education across the nation.

This is really a day to celebrate our health and find gratitude that we all live with HIV and give back to our communities by providing HIV/AIDS funding and eliminating stigma of HIV/AIDS in so many ways.

We are an extraordinary group of women and men in every aspect of our lives, so let’s celebrate our PosPeds holiday and embrace the good things that our organization does every day of our lives.

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World AIDS Day (WAD) is observed on December 1 of each year and is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. The concept of a World AIDS Day originated at the 1988 World Summit of Ministers of Health on Programmes for AIDS Prevention.

From its inception until 2004, UNAIDS spearheaded the World AIDS Day campaign, choosing annual themes in consultation with other global health organizations. In 2005 this responsibility was turned over to the World AIDS Campaign (WAC), who chose Stop AIDS: Keep the Promise as the main theme for WAD observances through 2010, with more specific sub-taglines chosen annually. This year’s sub-tagline is: “Act Aware.” This overarching theme is designed to encourage political leaders to keep their commitment to achieve universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, care, and support by the year 2010.

This year marks the 30th year of the pandemic. The Board of thePositive Pedalers hopes that its members and supporters take a moment this World AIDS Day to remember those who have been affected by this terrible disease and take the time to honor and celebrate the lives of those we have lost by participating in one of the WAD events in your area–including those special rides scheduled below.

Los Angeles WAD Ride

For those of you in the Los Angeles area, join the PosPeds for a 30-mile World AIDS Day Ride in RED.

WHEN:

8:00a on Sunday, November 28

WHERE:

Bike Effect

910 Broadway, Santa Monica

RSVP:

On Facebook (or for more information) at: FB LA Ride

San Francisco WAD Ride

For those of you in the San Francisco bay area, join the PosPeds for a World AIDS Day Ride in RED that will end at the National AIDS Memorial Grove.

WHEN:

8:00a on Sunday, November 28

WHERE:

Golden Gate Park

John F. Kennedy Parkway and Stanyan Street, San Francisco

RSVP:

On Facebook (or for more information) at: FB SF Ride

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For more information on other World AIDS Day rides, or to post one in your area, please visit the World AIDS Day Rides Facebook page at: FB WAD Rides.

Help From My Friends

By Anonymous on November 9, 2010 2:55 PM
from POZ Magazine

I am a 24-year-old, white, female graduate student living in New York City. I am HIV positive. I was diagnosed in June, just about five months ago, after going to the doctor for a routine check-up. Approximately three weeks before I was diagnosed, I broke up with my boyfriend of two years, who I loved desperately, and who broke my heart when he cheated on me, and then begged me to stay. I thought the heartache of tearing myself away from my first love was one of the hardest challenges life would bring…Boy, was I wrong.

So, for my first blog entry, I’ll start at the beginning of my story…

(for the full article click here…)

Positive Pedalers encourages everyone in cities across the globe to create a 30 mile bicycle ride on Sunday, November 28 to mark World AIDS Day (World AIDS Day is Wednesday, December 1) or join one of the many organized rides. This is a milestone year: 30 years of AIDS. We hope for a large turnout for the World AIDS Day Rides; please come join us, wear red, as this year we can create a red ribbon as we circle through cities, towns and regions most affected by this past 30 years of the AIDS Pandemic. The final stop of the San Francisco ride is at the National AIDS Memorial Grove to recall those we lost, celebrate those still here and living with HIV/AIDS, and remember why each one of us rides to end AIDS.