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Wisconsin AIDS Ride Photos-ACT 5 |
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August 3-6, 2007-Madison, Wisconsin |
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Da Pirate receiving a much
welcomed smooch from NBC 15's
Christine Bellport before speaking at
ACT 5
opening ceremonies in
Madison, Wisconsin |
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ACT 5 Raises over $296,000 -
Thank You Riders and Crew!
ACT 5 raised over $296,000 for
AIDS
Network in Madison, Wisconsin. Congratulations to riders, crew and the staff of
AIDS Network
for making this such a great experience for all the participants and their
supporters. The clients of AIDS Network greatly appreciate the hard work of so
many people on their behalf. Thank you! Five ACT Rides have raised almost
$1,300,000 to benefit AIDS Network. |
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Hello,
Amazing page...I'm paramedic and I working in health area since 20 years or so,
and its not just to help or assist
people with AIDS, it really important to
educate about the cause of
HIV/AIDS, the consequences and the prevention...
Thank you so much for your Wonderful Job and sending love your way, with my
entire respect:)
take care - kiss- Lau:)
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 ACT 5
in Madison, Wisconsin was another memorable AIDS ride to say the
very least. Sadly, due to prior speaking commitments, I was not able to crew
for the ride. It was an incredible honor to be asked to speak for the opening ceremonies.
Hosted by Christine Bellport from
NBC 15, it was a truly moving ceremony! The
white doves that were released, were poignant to say the least. Fortunately, we were able
to get out on 2 days to cheer on the riders and crew, as well as to attend the
closing ceremonies at
Capital Square in Madison. Our friend Cass gave a moving
and heartfelt talk. I am very grateful to my friends Katy Sai and Jay Olsen from
www.storybridge.tv for giving me the
privilege to be featured in their coverage of the
Wisconsin AIDS Ride. You can see the video
below. I look forward to ACT 6 where I will return to crew! |
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Jay Olsen and Katy Sai from
Storybridge.tv-THANK YOU dear friends! |
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Bob Bowers
and Libby on the Wisconsin AIDS Ride
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Thank you Kristin Matthews for your
tireless efforts in the FIGHT against HIV/AIDS! |
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With my dear friend Barbara
McKinney at rest stop on the AIDS Ride |
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Da Pirate with da beautiful
Annie Marsh and Teresa Reed |
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Da Pirate and Da Capps Queens,
Kaysi, Jenni and Sandi,
thank you ladies!
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If you want others
to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
~Dalai
Lama
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A religious
man is a person who holds God and man in one
thought at one time, at all times, who suffers
harm done to others, whose greatest passion
is compassion, whose greatest strength is love
and defiance of despair.
~Abraham
Joshua Heschel
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ACT 6 AIDS Ride (Wisconsin
AIDS Ride) photo of
Teresa and
Bob Bowers "Da Pirate"
and Della Haugen
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"The
greatness of a nation and its moral progress can
be judged by the way
its animals are treated....I hold that, the more
helpless a creature, the
more entitled it is to protection by [people] from
the cruelty of [human kind].
-- Mahatma
Gandhi |
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HIV positive speaker
and
AIDS activist Bob
Bowers, One Tough Pirate,
also known simply as
"Da
Pirate,"
has been
living with
and surviving
HIV/AIDS for 25
years.
Bob
started as a
youth HIV/AIDS
educator
with
peer education
programs in Los
Angeles shortly
after his diagnosis.
To broaden his
personal message of
prevention through
education,
hope and
awareness of the
disease,
Bob founded the
nonprofit
HIV/AIDS educational
organization,
HIVictorious, Inc.
in 2005.
HIVictorious
addresses
youth HIV/AIDS
education and
prevention
and provides
AIDS awareness in
Madison, Wisconsin
and throughout the
United States
through Bob's public
speaking and it's
AIDS awareness
poster contest,
"What
if it Were You?"
Mr. Bowers
long-term survivor
of HIV/AIDS,
and someone who has
lost dozen of
friends to AIDS,
Bob is
wholeheartedly
committed to
educating today's
youth and young
adults,
about the realities
of
HIV/AIDS
as well as
living with AIDS
long-term.
Mr. Bowers
is a champion for
hope and survival
despite some of the
difficult
circumstances that
we ALL face in life. |
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"Compassion is our cure."
~Bob Bowers |
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