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Paul Hulse 2012 Registration is Open!

winstonolson — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:41:16 +0000

The annual Paul Hulse Century is a one day scenic 104 mile trip through some of Southern California’s most spectacular orange grove countrysides! The scenery is quite beautiful and the smells from the orange groves will blow your mind! The ride has become one of the premier training ride events for southern California in preparation for ALC & usually a season favorite for most riders. The event is dedicated to Paul Hulse who played a primary role in the development and expansion of Positive Pedalers and their mission to eliminate the stigma of HIV/AIDS through our positive public example.

For more information, please see the Ride Registration page.

2012 Jersey Design Contest

winstonolson — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:39:49 +0000

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.

Positive Pedalers on AIDS/LifeCycle 10!

dduncan — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:29:48 +0000

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.

Get Your 2011 PosPeds AND Supporter Jersey Now!!

dduncan — Thu, 12 May 2011 20:27:25 +0000

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

Go to Merchandise >

Positive Pedalers Day 2011

dduncan — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:19:59 +0000

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.

World AIDS Day | WAD PosPeds Rides

dduncan — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:42:48 +0000

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.

Newly Diagnosed with HIV

dduncan — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:04:11 +0000

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.

Recently, I was lucky enough to be offered the opportunity to be an anonymous blogger at POZ.com, so that I can share my experience as a young, newly diagnosed woman. The staff at POZ (who promote disclosure of HIV status to fight against the stigma) are graciously allowing me to withhold my identity. I hope that readers will understand that my anonymity is not indicative of shame, but rather the desire to personally deal with my own diagnosis before I publicly disclose my status.

While I genuinely hope to help others get through the emotional roller-coaster that inevitably follows diagnosis, the reality is that I myself am still coping. I hope and sincerely believe that one day soon I will feel strong enough to disclose my identity, but for now (as my amazing friends and family have been incessantly reminding me), I need to do what will best allow me to heal.

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

(for the full article click here…)

World AIDS Day 2010 Rides

dduncan — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:53:49 +0000

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.