Positive Pedalers is a non-profit California corporation for people with HIV/AIDS or supporters of people living with HIV/AIDS, which organizes bicycle-related activities. Name The group's full name is “Positive Pedalers". The groups is also known informally as “PosPeds". “Pos” is widely used as a way of referring to someone who is HIV positive. Members Positive Pedalers has nearly 1,800 members, mostly in the United States. There is a small number of members from other countries, notably the United Kingdom, Australia, China, and South Africa. Positive Pedalers has no membership fee. Membership privileges include receiving a newsletter, Positive Traction, and email announcements. The Positive Pedalers website includes a calendar of events and AIDS fundraising rides across the country. Positive Pedalers welcomes people of all HIV status. Members of Positive Pedalers can be identified on rides by the official Positive Pedalers jersey, T-shirt or orange flags with the Positive Pedalers logo. The Positive Pedalers logo, designed by Michael Brown, is a circle with the words “Positive” and “Pedalers” forming segments of the circle's perimeter. One quadrant of the circle is a bicycle wheel and tire; another quadrant is a bicycle gear. In the center of the wheel is a bold plus sign with the letters “HIV” in its center. Board A volunteer Board of Directors governs Positive Pedalers. The Board includes longtime members and others who are new to the organization. Several of the emeritus members also participate in the Positive Pedalers Board. Activities The aims of Positive Pedalers are: Expand awareness and recognition of people living with HIV/AIDS Encourage participation of members in the work of the group. Participate in AIDS/LifeCycle or other AIDS awareness cycling events around the USA. Maintain a strong working Board of Directors Ensure funding of the group's activities AIDS/LifeCycle Positive Pedalers has a presence in AIDS/LifeCycle, an annual fund-raising event produced by two of the largest organizations in California that provide services for people living with HIV/AIDS: the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Many members of Positive Pedalers are clients of those organizations, and participate in AIDS/LifeCycle among other multi-day cycling events around the US. Members of Positive Pedalers provide a positive example for other participants of AIDS/LifeCycle, and the group as a whole plays a special role in the opening ceremonies of the event. Prior to AIDS/LifeCycle’s creation in 2002, nine California AIDSRides took place. Positive Pedalers had a strong