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By Doug Sovern
Doug at the summit of Kala Pattar, with Mount
Pumori in the background.
I recently returned from Everest, which was the trip of a lifetime.
Now I'm embarking on a new adventure, to make sure other people
even HAVE a lifetime. In August, I will participate in the first-ever
Alaska AIDS Vaccine Ride. Two thousand of us will pedal our bikes
510 miles in six days, from the tiny town of North Pole, Alaska
to Anchorage. Each rider must raise at least in tax-deductible donations.
The money will directly benefit the cutting-edge research of three
renowned medical teams working to develop a vaccine against AIDS,
at UCLA, Emory University and the Aaron Diamond Research Center
in New York, led by Time Magazine Man of the Year Dr. David Ho.
In my journey through Africa last year, I saw how this disease is
devastating our planet. Now travels to good use, by doing what I
can to help stop the epidemic. I must raise the minimum by July
27, but can accept additional donations until August 13. We are
taking against AIDS to a new frontier, and you can be a part of
it! Please give what you can, by pledging for Rider #2282, Douglas
Sovern, at http://www.alaskaride.org,
or email me more information or a pledge form. THANK YOU so much
for your extraordinary generosity!
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