Bill Middeke went on his first AIDS ride in 1999, after his best friend from his Air Force days tested positive for HIV. Over 25 years, he has biked thousands of miles, raising thousands of dollars to help people living with HIV AND AIDS in the process.
Aliveness Project representative Dylan Boyer sits down with 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS anchor Alex Jokich to tell people why the fight against HIV is still relevant in 2022.
2022 marks the 20th anniversary of the Red Ribbon Ride. This year the ride will take place on Friday, August 19th, and Saturday, August 20th. Funds raised throughout the weekend will support The Aliveness Project, One Heartland, and Rural AIDS Action Network, all of which do invaluable .
“Round and Round” – The Red Ribbon Ride Will Run Circles Around Greater Minnesota
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The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” -Alan Watts
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, but without the best of times part. Just a generation ago, an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, and that sentence was always punctuated with an exclamation point. Doctors and loved ones watched helplessly, uselessly, as patients promenaded into a final, starless night. It was a time when all polite folk and most impolite folk simply wanted to la-la-la wish away this new virus, along with everyone infected by it.