2026 Finger Lakes Ride for Life

Please join me on my journey as I support the Southern Tier AIDS Program (STAP) in Upstate New York in the 28th Finger Lakes Ride for Life! All the money I raise go towards STAP's efforts in supporting and serving some of the most under-served people in my community and the communities around me. Supporting me means:

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Supporting our fundraising efforts means: 

SAVING LIVES 

 218 Lives saved - reported overdose reversals in 2025.

HOUSING  

IN 2025, 109 INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES WERE PROVIDED WITH MONTHLY HOUSING STIPENDS.

HEALTH  

STAP ASSISTED OVER 708 CLIENTS WITH NAVIGATING THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM,
MAINTAINING BENEFITS, ARRANGING TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS,
 CONNECTING TO SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES AND MORE.

FOOD 

STAP HAS DISTRIBUTED FOOD TO 5,963 PEOPLE in 2025: 1,754 CHILDREN, 897 SENIORS, 2,110 HOUSEHOLDS.

PREVENTION 

IN 2025, 218 reported reverse overdoses, SERVED 2,612 INDIVIDUALS IN THE SYRINGE EXCHANGE, AND DISTRIBUTED 6,216 OVERDOSE KITS.

STAP's Mission Statement

Our mission is to compassionately and competently meet the evolving needs
of our communities by serving people affected by chronic illness and to
improve public health through disease prevention, care coordination and
advocacy.

Can't donate online? 

How to donate by check
Send to: 22 Riverside Dr., Binghamton NY 13905
Contact: Director of Development (607-798-1706 x 108) 

ARFL staff will record the “offline” money on the fundraising page (please  allow for 1-2 business day turnaround) and will contact both me & my
 donor (provided that we have the donor information). Please ensure that you write my name that your donating towards in the memo field and the payee should be "Southern Tier AIDS Program"

Receipts:
Unless otherwise instructed, letters used for tax purposes will be sent out to all donors who sent checks in, by the end of September after the Ride. Donations received online will be sent automated receipts that can be used for tax purposes.

Southern Tier AIDS Program EIN: 16-1290951