presence in the Boston-New York AIDS Rides, Twin Cities-Chicago AIDS Rides and Texas AIDS Rides, among others. Some members of Positive Pedalers have participated in all nine California AIDS Rides and all five AIDS/LifeCycle events. Some have participated in up to six AIDS Rides in one year. A Minnesota Positive Pedaler has completed over 30 AIDS Rides since 1997. He has ridden around the US including Alaska, Canada and Europe. AIDS/LifeCycle 7, held in June 2008, raised $11.6 million for the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. It was the most successful AIDS/LifeCycle up to that time. In 2012, AIDS LifeCycle raised over $14.2 million. For each of the seven days of the annual AIDS/LifeCycle, riders and roadies travel up to 110 miles (168 km) along a 545-mile (872 km) route between San Francisco and Los Angeles, stopping at campsites at the end of each day's route. Each rider is required to raise at least $3,000 in order to participate in AIDS/LifeCycle as a rider. About 300 members of Positive Pedalers participated in AIDS/LifeCycle each year as riders and roadies. History In 2006, David Duncan and Wilfredo Ortiz, two longtime members of Positive Pedalers and former Positive Pedalers Board members, prepared historical reviews of the organization, which were used to prepare the summary here. Positive Pedalers originated in the second California AIDS Ride in 1995. Jonathon Pon, a participant in the first California AIDS Ride, recognized a need to recognize and support HIV-positive riders on that ride. In California AIDS Ride 3 (1996), Jonathon Pon, Donald David Ferhenbach and others formally launched Positive Pedalers. Jonathon Pon worked with the San Francisco AIDS Foundation to secure a telephone number and mailing address for Positive Pedalers. That year, the first Positive Pedalers Board was formed. The group gained recognition and community support in the following few years. In 2000, the City of San Francisco recognized Positive Pedalers with a plaque and presentation at City Hall. The years 2000 and 2001, when California AIDS Rides 7 and 8 attracted 3,000 participants each year, are recalled as being peak years for Positive Pedalers. Positive Pedalers founder Jonathon Pon died in his sleep in Houston, Texas, in December 2001. An annual Positive Pedalers ride in northern California is named in his memory, Jonathon Pon 2-Day Memorial Ride. Pallotta TeamWorks, the company that produced the California AIDS Ride, and the two beneficiaries,