| 01/23/2002 | AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) and Pallotta Teamworks, originator and producer of California AIDSRide, today announced the lead beneficiaries of California AIDSRide 9. For the first time ever, California AIDSRide will benefit HIV/AIDS charities throughout California, opening up funding to an array of agencies that serve communities disproportionately impacted by the epidemic.
Since 1994, California AIDSRiders have netted over $40 million for HIV/AIDS charities. More than 15,000 riders have experienced the 7-day,
575-mile trek from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Steve Bennett, President of Pallotta Teamworks, said, "Thanks to APLA, California AIDSRide 9 participants will impact HIV/AIDS agencies all over the state. We are excited about working with APLA to provide the thousands of riders who have dedicated themselves to this cause with a ride that they will never forget."
Craig E. Thompson, Executive Director of APLA added, "This ride will fund critical services for men, women and children living with HIV and AIDS from the Bay Area to San Diego and Los Angeles to Sacramento. This is truly California AIDSRide."
AIDS Project Los Angeles, one of the nation's largest AIDS service organizations, provides direct services to more than 10,000 men, women and
children living with HIV and AIDS in Los Angeles County. Services include prevention education, food banks, professional dental care, housing
assistance, mental health counseling, women's services and case management. APLA is a leader in the provision of bilingual HIV treatment information, in print and on the Internet, and advocates for effective AIDS-related policies and legislation on the local, state and federal level. For more information, please visit http://www.apla.org .
California AIDSRide is a fully supported seven-day, 575-mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles created to support vital services for people living with HIV/AIDS in California. This year's event will take place from June 2-8. For more information, or to register for California AIDSRide, please call (800) 825-1000 or visit http://www.BeThePeople.com .www.BeThePeople.com
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