What motivates the LGBT community to fight AIDS?

I am a graduate student with no money, but I want to make a difference in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

I'm participating in AIDS LifeCycle 6 (http://aidslifecycle.org/4895) to raise money for HIV treatment and prevention.

I need to raise $5,000 in six months!
Does anyone reading this want to donate?

Will you donate?

How can I get strangers to donate?

EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS!

AIDS LifeCycle (http://www.aidslifecycle.org/4895) is a 545-mile bicycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money for and awareness about HIV/AIDS.

1,000,000 people in the United States are living with HIV, and money raised by this event will:

* Provide medicine to those who can't afford it
* Counsel HIV+ people about how to get the care they need
* Educate people about HIV prevention

Will you help me?
http://aidslifecycle.org/4895

Do you have suggestions on how I can raise the $5,000 I need to participate?

Getting strangers to donate without credentials to substantiate your fundraising activities will be difficult.

Does AIDS Life Cycle offer donation management through there server? If so, it would be great to dedicate a MySpace or Yahoo! 360 page to their cause and link to AIDS Life Cycle's donation management.

You may also want to print out solicitation cards to give people that include the web site for AIDS Life Cycle so they can verify the cause - you may not get donations right away, but providing verification of the charity you are fundraising for will build trust and make people more likely to donate.

Finally, I suggest searching for LGBT friendly businesses in your area that will allow a donations jar. With enough digging around and schmoozing you may be able to convince a bar owner to set out an additional tip jar for contributions!

Good luck!

well, you can start an auction on ebay i'm sure that will help you raise the $5000 needed. you can also have a rally or benefit that will raise money. also, place free ads or whatever in newspapers and other media sources

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　　Living with HIV 　　HIV Vaccine 　　HIV Prevention 　　HIV Positive 　　HIV Virus 　　HIV Transmission 　　HIV Treatment 　　HIV Infection 　　HIV Symptoms 　　HIV Test

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