How you can help.

You CAN help to end the suffering caused by HIV/AIDS and other diseases.

My pledge minimums in 2012 total $8,500.
All donations will be sent to help fund critically needed support services and help make life better for patients.
Won't you please help me help others by donating to one or more of these events today.

Whatever amount you give, your generous contributions make it possible for the beneficiaries of the events I do to provide a safety net of services to people living with, and at risk for, HIV/AIDS, Cancers and other diseases.

AIDS/Lifecycle 11 CA Coast Classic SV Brain Tumor Ride
Needed for my Pledge Minimum:
$4865
 Needed for my Pledge Minimum:
$2900
 Needed for my Pledge Goal:
$500

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Mail a Check**
Made payable to:
AIDS/Lifecycle Arthritis Foundation National Brain Tumor Society

** REMINDER: Please make checks out to an event beneficiary as listed above.
I will fill out a sponsor form for that ride before sending it on to them, so it will count towards my pledge minimum.

Please mail your check to:
The Charity Rides
c/o Robert Benscoter
P.O. Box 2637
Cupertino, CA 95015-2637

Please include a note with your email address and phone number.

Use a credit card and earn AirMiles or Reward Points!
Please donate online or email me and ask for a pledge form.
I will send you an electronic form to print, fill out, sign and mail back.

Your contribution will make an incredible difference - by helping a homeless family find an apartment; by helping someone who primarily speaks Spanish get access to life-saving treatment information in his own language; by helping provide clients with the daily support they need to thrive on the new treatments, and by funding critical research to find cheap readily available treatments and vaccines. There are many ways your donation will help to end the suffering caused by these diseases.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Only the banks representing the beneficiaries can process donations or cash checks.

Neither I, nor the producers of the rides can cash any check. The money you donate goes directly to the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries do not pay for my personal expenses (for travel, fundraising, gear, etc). Those I pay for myself.

The beneficiaries will send a letter of acknowledgment for your donation.

*** All donations are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law. ***

Please remember: Do not make checks out to me, (unless you really WANT to help me cover my expenses.)


A Final Note of Thanks.

Speaking on behalf of myself, Samuel and Sharon (HIV patients), Eric (a Leukemia patient), and my mother, Barbara (disabled with Psoriatic Arthritis), THANK YOU!

This page last updated December 27, 2011.

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