Alexandria Steppe

Hi Y'all!! Thank you for joining me in this cause! I’m excited to share my AIDS/LifeCycle 2025 journey with you. I can't believe this will be the final 545.

I'm proud to have been part of the ALC Love Bubble since 2015! I can't believe it's been 10 years with this community. Whether it is volunteering on the ride, the expo, day on the ride, Day 0 or training rides... this community has made such a positive impact on my life in MANY ways. I am SO lucky to have made such wonderful friendships over the years! Getting to work along side very skilled Massage Therapists, meeting other wonderful roadies who sacrifice at least a week out of their lives to VOLUNTEER and OF COURSE the 3500 riders who dedicate MONTHS of training and fundraising in order to ride the 545 mile journey from SF to LA! It is no small task for any of us, but it is SO rewarding!

I can't believe that 2025 is going to be the last year for ALC!! When I heard that, honestly I was conflicted. My partner and I already had tentative plans for a Summer Vacation. How could this also fit in with that... I work for myself and taking too much time off isn't an option. I also knew that I couldn't miss the LAST YEAR of an event that has had such an incredible impact on my life. SOoooo, we've cancelled our vacation in 2025 so I can give back to this incredible community one last time from June 1-7th.

While Roadies aren't expected to fundraise, but I always do. I believe in and support the life-saving services offered by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. These two organizations are under attack and have lost funding due to the current administration. We can not afford to allow decades of research and progress to be rolled back. HIV should NEVER be a death sentence for anyone ever again. We have to take action and continue to help those in our community.

The services provided as a result of my fundraising efforts include STI and HIV screenings and counseling, connecting youth experiencing homelessness and people living with HIV to housing, and many other services that support the LGBTQ+ community. By supporting this cause, you take a stand against stigma and help to save lives, creating a world where health justice is a reality for everyone. 

These services mean the world to those who receive them, and your support means the world to me. 

This final year, I have set my fundraising goal to $5000. I'm also hosting 3 fundraising events at my Acupuncture Office in Glen Park, offering treatments for donation.

Please help me reach this goal. Every dollar matters, literally even $1 melts my heart because it means you support my efforts and believe in this cause, providing affordable/free healthcare & services to those in the community who may be disenfranchised or unable to afford them otherwise. 

Love and Respect,

Alex

ps, you can follow my journey on Instagram @innergate.sf