Because I can make a difference

Ride for AIDS Chicago is a two-day, 180-mile, bicycling event created by volunteers and designed to raise needed monies for TPAN and BEHIV.

The ride leaves Evanston on Saturday morning on the journey to Williams Bay, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Geneva. We'll start off from the city and soon after find a route of shaded bike paths and country roads.

After arriving in Williams Bay, you may opt for a refreshing hot shower or a cool dip in Lake Geneva. Later, you'll enjoy a delicious hot meal. This will be followed by an evening of star-gazing or making s’mores at the campfire. You'll sleep in one of the many cabins, waking up to a crisp Wisconsin morning while a hot breakfast awaits you in the dining hall.

Riders will return to Chicago Evanston on Sunday following the winding roads of southeast Wisconsin and shaded bicycle paths of northeast Illinois and then into the city. Upon returning, family and friends will welcome us home at a joyous closing ceremony.

Each rider is asked to raise a minimum of $1,000 in pledges to participate. There are no fundraising requirements for Crew members (don't let this discourage you from asking your family and friends for support).

Unlike other rides of this kind, Ride for AIDS Chicago is committed to returning 100% of your pledges to the beneficiaries. We did it with the past years of the ride, so we have a pretty good track record. We are able to do this by keeping costs down. Your registration fee along with corporate sponsorship dollars covers the expenses of doing the event.