I need your help

I have some unfinished business and I’m launching a new one. When I left my job about a year ago, I had two goals: 1 – write my first book. 2 – finish the NYC Marathon in under 4 hours. Well, I accomplished one of the goals – I wrote and published Stonewall to Obama. But, on November 3, 2013 I finished the NYC Marathon in 4 hours and 4 minutes. I missed my goal by 4 whole minutes – an eternity in marathon time.

I’m not one to let goals go unfinished and I never accept failure. So, I set out to run the marathon again in 2014. The problem was I missed getting a number in the race lottery so, I turned my attention to finding a philanthropic group that I could run with. I’ve partnered with LifeBeats, Music Fights AIDS to raise money to support those living with HIV and AIDS.

This is where it gets interesting and personal. You see, I’ve been living with HIV for over 25 years and I watched two boyfriends and countless friends die of AIDS in the eighties and nineties. Miraculously, and with the help of modern medicine, I’m still alive. The fight is not over though. We still need to find a cure and I sure hope I’m alive to see that day. But, in the meantime, we need to raise some money to help those still living with the disease, educate a new generation, stop the spread of the disease and finally end this disease for good. We will find a cure!

That’s where the new business part meets my unfinished business. When I left the corporate world, I also wanted to focus my energies in a philanthropic direction. Running the NYC Marathon with LifeBeats is allowing me another chance at a sub 4 hour finish while I raise money for a cause close to my heart.

There are three ways you can help me support LifeBeats.

1. Donate directly to LifeBeats via my fundraising page here.
2. Buy my book Stobewall to Obama for $4.99 and I’ll contribute $1 to Life Beats from every book sale from now untill Nov 2nd, race day. Buy here.
3. Buy the Stonewall to Obama T-Shirt for $44.00 and I’ll contribute $5 to LifeBeats from every T-Shirt sale from now until Nov 2nd, race day. Buy here.

Please join me this fall as I meet several of my goals and race with LifeBeats towards the finish line. The cure is so close. We can end AIDS. Thanks for your support.