$130.00

Hi there! I'm JD Muir and I'm excited to have your support!

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This will be my third year participating in the PWA Bike Rally for Life. I was originally supposed to cycle last year, but had an unfortunate leg breaking incident that prevented me from doing so. SO! This 2024 from August 4th to August 9th, I will be cycling more than 600km from Toronto to Montreal. I am super excited! I love cycling, and I love that I get to do this for an important cause. 

This event is important to me because the money raised goes to help people living with HIV/AIDS. HIV is manageable and with the proper medication those with it can lead healthy lives. But HIV medication is also expensive and after paying a Toronto rent, it can sometimes mean the difference between eating and fulfilling other basic needs. 

The PWA will not only help those in need access medication, but also food, therapeutic care, and even a community that is welcoming and safe for them. Living with HIV still comes with an ignorant and undeserved stigma. Because of this, some find themselves isolated. The PWA provides social programming and a community for those that need it. Additionally, in line with their commitment to health, the foundation provides an HIV preventation program, which "utilizes staff and peer educators to provide peer consultations, service provider training, and social group discussions around sexual health and Poz prevention."

I have friends and acquaintances, people in and out of my community, that live with HIV and use these services. There are even more people that I don't know personally who need these services and deserve the same quality of life that we all enjoy. I'm sure there is even someone that you know who benefits from our efforts in fundraising for the PWA.

It's an amazing foundation and I hope that you can sponsor me in supporting it by making a secure online donation using your credit card. 

 Thank you!