"It was truly a life-changing experience. I don't think I've laughed or cried for years as much as I did this weekend. Your team's organization skills are amazing. Everything was thought out down to the last detail and ran like a well-oiled machine."

-- Donna S. Hanlon, 3-Day Participant

"We raised a lot of money and even more awareness. We were a force."

-- Judith Kit, Alaska AIDS Vaccine Ride

"I have to take time to thank you, your staff, and your volunteers for the most incredible life experience (next to having children) that I've ever had. I was completely blown away. We were living in a time where everyone was kind to each other. Thank you."

-- Patricia Lojek, 3-Day Participant

"My Uncle lost many of his friends to AIDS, many of them before it even had a name. He was killed in an automobile accident. AIDS was important to him and I know this event would have been equally important. That's why I rode. That's why I traveled all the way from Birmingham to Fairbanks. That's why I cried when it started snowing on Day 2. I knew that if I stopped, just for a second, I'd never get back on that bike and I'd never finish that day's ride. He never would have left my side, and he sure as hell didn't leave my side that day. I could almost hear him cheering me on."

-- Jonathan Cothran, Alaska AIDS Vaccine Rider

"This is what I want you to know: you saved my life."

-- Tom Palmer, AIDSRider

"I cannot thank you and your staff enough for the most wonderful experience in my life. Words cannot describe how I now feel and what I was feeling during the 3-Day this past weekend. Everyone's inspiration, energy and kindness have made me a better person. After this weekend you have given me the strength and courage to accomplish things I would never have thought possible."

-- Geri Gregor, 3-Day Participant

"The Ride was the most difficult thing I have ever done, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. But, except for my beautiful daughter, it was also the best thing I have ever done."

-- David Kaiser, Alaska AIDS Vaccine Rider