GOAL: $5,000
RAISED: $1,818
Chrys Bundy - Rider # 242
Let me first start with the startling facts...
The most recent data shows that over 100,000 people in Florida are living with HIV today, and that number climbs daily. Even more startling is that 75% of them are living at or below the poverty line - limiting their access to care - and costing lives. We can do something about this.
My name is Chrys Bundy. My husband Robert (left) and I moved from Washington, DC to the Sunshine City (St. Petersburg) in the Fall of 2014. It's become our home. We love this community and I'm going to do my part - to fundraise, to train, and fundraise some more...
.... and then, in November, bike 165 miles from Miami to Key West in the 2019 Smart Ride. Half of the money I raise goes to an AIDS Service Organization of my choosing - and, it should come as no surprise that my ASO of choice is Metro Wellness and Community Centers of Tampa Bay. (metrotampabay.org)
Every dollar you donate - EVERY. SINGLE. DOLLAR. - goes to Metro or another AIDS Service Organization in Florida. Please consider donating today.
Cheers,
Chrys Bundy,
St. Pete Pride
PS - Know your status. Go get tested!
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On Friday November 16th, and Saturday November 17th I will join hundreds of other individuals who will ride their bicycles or crew from Miami to Key West 165-miles. Our journey will be one filled with hope, filled with pride, and filled with the dream of a future free of AIDS. This year will mark the 15th year of The SMART Ride journey, I have set an ambitious goal to help raise more than the required $1250 because I believe what we do makes a difference (and because 100% of the money you donate will go back to the community).The event guarantees that every penny that I raise (with your help) will be given to AIDS Service Organizations and directed to prevention, education and direct services. Together we can make a real difference, we can change the world, and help free future generations of living with HIV, while helping those already affected, infected or at risk today stay healthy.
We can share the words of Margaret Mead "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has".