NorCal AIDS Fundraising Ride Kicks Off In Folsom
FOLSOM (CBS13) - A four-day ride to raise money for AIDS awareness kicked off Thursday morning at Folsom Lake.
The 150 riders were clipped in and geared up and taking off for a ride around Northern California to raise money for HIV and AIDs research.
Last year they raised about $250,000 and they've raised more than $1 million for Sacramento and Northern California non-profits since starting the fundraising ride in 2005.
"I'm a nurse practitioner for HIV. I'm an HIV specialist, and I never thought we'd still be doing this 20 years later," said Emily Tsuchida, president of the NorCal AIDS Cycle. "So I have gotta stick it out until the end, until we get a cure. My advice is to go get and HIV test and wear a condom."
Riders will be stopping in places such as Oroville, Lincoln, Cache Creek, heading into Woodland and eventually ending at the west stops of the Capitol on Sunday.
Riders will be camping and were only allowed to take a 50-pound bag with them.
Each cyclist pledges to raise at least $1,500 but many raise much more than that. "Team Cares" signed up about 50 riders this year and has raised nearly $80,000.
