# AIDSRide

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{{short description|Fundraising events for AIDS services and research}}
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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](/source/San_Francisco_AIDS_Foundation) and the [Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center](/source/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](/source/AIDS%2FLifeCycle), a similar event. [Dan Pallotta](/source/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

==See also==
* [Positive pedalers](/source/Positive_pedalers)
* [List of health related charity fundraisers](/source/List_of_health_related_charity_fundraisers)
* [AIDS Vaccine 200](/source/AIDS_Vaccine_200)
* [AIDS/LifeCycle](/source/AIDS%2FLifeCycle)

==References==
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==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

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