Here's part of what my tenant, who's earned 10,000 K for AIDS through his participation in the AIDS LifeCycle, wrote yestserday:
Every year ALC rides
through the town of Bradley and stops at their elementary school. Bradley is a
tiny town and the school has around 70 kids, starting at kindergarten on up.
Years ago they started doing fundraising for the school by selling hamburgers
to the cyclists. This fundraiser has evolved significantly as they now offer
charging stations and the $100 burger club, which gets you access to an air
conditioned room, wait service, and a real bathroom. I spoke to one of the
teachers about what the fundraising is used for and she shared that without it
they wouldn't be able to fully function because they don't receive much
funding. Last year, the fundraiser made $40K and paid for their music teacher,
art teacher, field trips, and school therapist, to name a few. I also asked how
they talk to the kids about the ride, given that school is still in session and
they were all present at the fundraiser. She proudly replied that it gives them
an opportunity to explain what AIDS is and to introduce the kids to LGBTQ
people that they may never meet in Bradley. She empathized the opportunity to
introduce them to Trans people. Hearing this made me so happy that we support
them. I can't think of any other school giving that kind of life education and
awareness of people that may be different or have different struggles. I was
proud to support Bradley today by paying $50 for a bottle of water to sit
inside with those who did the $100 burger club (there was no option) and I was
even happier after getting to meet and talk with that teacher. Today at camp I
found out that we raised $52K for them today. Pretty incredible.
So sweet--but what's this about "no option" to the $100 burger? They couldn't make a vegan one?
I looked up their BBQ fundraiser, where a veggie burger is offered for $1.00.
Surely they could offer a veggie burger to these AID LifeCyclists!
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