AIDSRide

{{short description|Fundraising events for AIDS services and research}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} The '''AIDSRides''' were a series of fundraising events organised by Pallotta TeamWorks which raised more than $105 million for critical AIDS services and medical research.{{Citation needed|date=January 2009}} About half of the money raised directly benefited AIDS patients.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/AIDS-Ride-planners-sue-S-F-charity-over-new-race-2840953.php | work=The San Francisco Chronicle | title=AIDS Ride planners sue S.F. charity over new race | date=December 13, 2001}}</ref>

In 2001, the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center ended their partnership with the California AIDSRide over concerns that not enough money was going to the charities. They hired Honeycutt Group, a consulting firm started by three former Pallotta TeamWorks employees, to organize AIDS/LifeCycle, a similar event. Dan Pallotta unsuccessfully sued the "copycat" event,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/03/01/319484/index.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129151826/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/03/01/319484/index.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=January 29, 2008 | work=CNN | title=Dan Pallotta's bike-tour and walkathon business has raised more than $200 million for AIDS research & other charities. So why do some people hate him so much?* *Hint: Check out the Lexus in his driveway | date=March 1, 2002}}</ref> but the competition and surrounding controversy made 2002 the event's last year.

==Ride list== Pallotta TeamWorks has organised several AIDSRides in North America:<ref name="AboutPTW">{{cite web |url=http://www.pallottateamworks.com/1_about/history_all.htm |title=About Pallotta TeamWorks |accessdate=February 14, 2008 |work=Pallotta TeamWorks Website |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212165355/http://www.pallottateamworks.com/1_about/history_all.htm |archivedate=December 12, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

# California: 1994–2002 # Boston>New York, 1994–2002 # Philadelphia to DC: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D.C., 1996 <br> TeamWorks was fined by Pennsylvania Attorney General for improper fund raising.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dan Pallotta's bike-tour and walkathon business has raised more than $200 million for AIDS research & other charities. So why do some people hate him so much?* *Hint: Check out the Lexus in his driveway. - March 1, 2002|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/03/01/319484/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129151826/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2002/03/01/319484/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2008|access-date=October 20, 2021|website=money.cnn.com}}</ref> #Florida AIDS Ride from Orlando to Miami (South Beach) 1996-97 # Washington, D.C. AIDS Ride (NC to D.C.) 1997–2002 # Heartland: Twin Cities to Chicago, 1996–2002 # Northeast: New York to Boston, or reverse, 1995–2002 # Texas: 1998–2002 # Alaska AIDS Vaccine Ride: 2000–2001 # Montana AIDS Vaccine Ride: 2001 # Montreal to Portland, Maine: 2001 # European AIDS Vaccine Ride: 2002

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.charitytreks.com Charity Treks Montreal to Portland 10th Anniversary ~ 2011] *[http://pallottateamworks.com/ Pallotta TeamWorks] and [http://www.pallottateamworks.com/about_pallotta.php Pallotta TeamWorks history] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071215015427/http://www.aidslifecycle.org/index.html AIDS/LifeCycle | 7-Day 545 Mile Cycling Event to Support HIV/AIDS Services] *[http://rideforAIDS.org Ride for AIDS Chicago | The Midwest's only 2-day, 200-mile cycling Event to Support HIV/AIDS Services] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080615132051/http://www.empirestateaidsride.org/ Empire State AIDS Ride] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080517102949/http://actride.org/ Wisconsin AIDS Ride] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509134837/http://www.njrideagainstaids.org/ New Jersey Ride Against AIDS] *[http://www.hillcountryride.org/ Hill Country Ride for AIDS]

Category:Health-related fundraisers Category:Lists of organized events