Since its inception in 2002, AIDS/LifeCycle has raised more than $17.5 million and helped educate thousands of people about HIV/AIDS.

WHEN: June 1 - June 7, 2008

WHERE: 545 miles through beautiful California from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

WHY: To raise critically needed funds for HIV/AIDS-related services provided by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, and to raise awareness that AIDS is still devastating our society, particularly the gay community and communities of color in San Francisco, Los Angeles and throughout California.

AIDS/LifeCycle is co-produced and managed by the beneficiaries, the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

Website: www.aidslifecycle.org

FUN FACTS

PARTICIPANTS:
1,500+ cyclists
400+ volunteer roadies
Oldest: 77-years-old
Youngest: 18-years-old
38 states are represented
9 countries are represented: (U.S., France, Germany, Holland, England, Canada, Israel, China, Spain)

TRAVEL ROUTE:
585 miles
55 towns/jurisdictions
8 counties

Food:
36,000 eggs
32,000 pounds of ice
10,000 Clif bars
6,000 gallons of water
2 tons of chicken
2 tons of oatmeal
5,000 pounds of vegetables
300 gallons of coffee
500 gallons of milk
1,000 pounds of pasta

SUPPLIES:
844 portable toilets
25 gallons of "butt balm"
1,000 sleeping tents

HIV & AIDS Facts and Figures: An Overview
In San Francisco...
An estimated 19,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS.
Over 26,000 people have been diagnosed with AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic and nearly 18,000 people have died from AIDS.
It is estimated that between 750-1,000 people will become newly infected with HIV this year.
Approximately 85% of people living with AIDS are gay or bisexual men (men who have sex with men).
Of people newly diagnosed with AIDS in 2004: 55% were White, 23% were Latino, 17% were African American, 3% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.5% were Native American.
Of people currently living with AIDS, 66% are White, 15% are Latino, 14% are African American, 4% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.5% are Native American.

In Los Angeles...
An estimated 56,000 people are living with HIV/AIDS.
Over 49,000 people have been diagnosed with AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic and nearly 30,000 people have died from AIDS.
It is estimated that 2,000 people will become newly infected with HIV this year.
Three out of every four people living with AIDS are gay or bisexual men (men who have sex with men).
Of people newly diagnosed with AIDS in 2002: 47% were Latino, 29% were White, 20% were African American, 4% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.5% were Native American.
Of people living with AIDS: 38% are Latino, 37% are White, 22% are African American, 3% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.5% are Native American.

In California...
More than 100,000 are living with HIV/AIDS, many unaware of their infection.
Over 136,000 people have been diagnosed with AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic and nearly 80,000 people have died from AIDS.
It is estimated that 8,000 Californians will become newly infected with HIV this year.
California ranks second in the nation in cumulative AIDS cases, surpassed only by New York.
HIV/AIDS has had a particularly severe impact on the gay community, with 77% of all cases occurring among gay and bisexual men; nationally it is 54%.
Of the 136,344 cases diagnosed since the beginning of the epidemic: 57% have been among Whites, 22% have been among Latinos, 18% have been among African Americans, 2% have been among Asian/Pacific Islanders and less than 1% among Native Americans.

In the United States...
It is estimated that between 850,000-950,000 are living with HIV/AIDS, many unaware of their HIV infection.
Since 1981 more than 930,000 AIDS cases have been reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 524,000 have died from AIDS, including more than 5,500 children under age 13.
This year, an estimated 40,000 people will become newly infected with HIV. A disproportionate number of these infections will occur among men who have sex with men, young people and communities of color.
Of people newly diagnosed with AIDS in 2003: 51% were African American, 32% were White, 15% were Latino, 1% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and less than 1% were Native American.
Of people living with AIDS: 42% are African American, 36% are White, 20% are Latino, 1% are Asian/Pacific Islander, and less than 1% are Native American.

In the World...
It is estimated that 39.4 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. Of these, 37.2 million are adults and 2.2 million are children under 15.
An estimated 4.9 million people were infected with HIV in 2004, including 4.3 million adults and 640,000 children under 15.
During 2004, AIDS caused the deaths of an estimated 3.1 million people, including 2.6 million adults and 510,000 children under 15.

Data Sources:
San Francisco: San Francisco Department of Public Health, Quarterly AIDS Surveillance Report, March 2005

Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, An Epidemiologic Profile of HIV and AIDS -- Los Angeles County 2004

California: California Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Surveillance Report, April 30, 2005

United States: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2003 (Vol. 15)

World: AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2004, Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS)