Fundraising Goal: $4,000
Pledges to Date: $100
$3,900 to go!!!!

"When your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme." - Jiminy Cricket

"Governments, companies and organisations of all kinds must turn their attention to the demands of living with, not dying of, AIDS." - The Economist, May 9, 2002

Hi! We are James, Chuck and Laura, AKA "Team Gryffindor!" We live in a community in which one out of every 50 people is living with HIV. We've decided that we want to

a) help keep those living with HIV alive by raising lots of money

b)spread the word that HIV/AIDS is still a huge problem in our country

c)physically challenge ourselves in the process

d)and go to Hawaii too!

We are participating in a six-month training program for the Honolulu Marathon in Hawaii while we raise money for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

Over 60 million are infected by HIV. Zero have been cured. And so we will keep on running...

We are taking part in the AIDS Marathon National Training Progem on behalf of those 450,000 Americans who have died from AIDS and the million plus who are living with HIV. Every single dollar we raise will help us reach our fundrasing goal and ultimately means that more dollars will remain with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. We will finish the 30th Annual Honolulu Marathon on December 8, 2002...

-to honor those lost to the disease.

-to help keep alive those living with HIV

-because there are millions in Africa who need treatment and HIV education.

We really hope you'll consider supporting us, Team Gryffindor, in this commitment with a tax-deductible donation. Your contribution, together with contributions from thousands of others, will have a serious impact on the fight to end AIDS. The money raised through this program will allow the San Francisco AIDS Foundation to continue providing vital AIDS services throughout the Bay Area to help stop the spread of HIV. Proceeds will also fund a new initiative to support vaccine preparedness and HIV treatment access in the developing world. No contribution is too small (or too big!) to show your support in the fight against AIDS. Every dollar helps KEEP PEOPLE ALIVE UNTIL THERE IS A CURE. We are depending on the generosity of friends and strangers to help us reach and maybe even exceed our pledge goal.

If you have already sponsored us, thank you for your generosity!!! If not, please click on the "donate" link to your left. With happy hearts and strong legs, we are...
-James Ramsey, Chuck Cline and Laura McKibbin "Team Gryffindor" - AIDS Marathon 2002