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About The 27th Annual Hill Country Ride for AIDS

Welcome to the to the 27th Annual Hill Country Ride for AIDS! -

RIDE WEEK IS HERE!  You Can Still Participate!! 

🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ - Click to register to volunteer or ride.

⚡️🚲⚡️ - Click for the E-Bike Raffle

Here is the Weekend Schedule!


Thursday, April 16th

4p-7p - Opening Ceremony at 1972 Pub

Our Packet Pick Up and Opening Ceremony will be from 4p to 7p at 1972 Pub.  We'll have  a 1st year Rider Orientation at 5:20p and will announce our E-Bike Raffle winner at 6:00p.  We'll have details about the routes, weather and expectations after that.   You are allowed to pick up a packet for your friend if they cannot make it.


Friday, April 17th

11a-3p - Back Up Packet Pickup - Trek Bikes off South Lamar

If you missed the Opening Ceremony, you can still grab your packet here!


Saturday, April 18th

6a - Parking opens at Krause Springs and the last Packet Pickup starts

6a - Breakfast Starts

8a - The 75 Mile Riders Start

8:30a - The 45 Mile Riders Start

9:30a - The 27 Mile Riders Start

10:00a - The 12 Mile Riders Start

12:00p - First Riders start coming in. 

12:00p - Lunch Starts

3:30p - The final riders cross the finish line

3:45p - Closing Ceremonies and Awards


Here are the guides for your prospective roles:

If you are a RIDER find your packet here.

If you are a MAIN CAMP Volunteer, find your packet here.

If you are a Pit Stop Volunteer, find your packet here.

If you are a SAG Volunteer, find your packet here. 

If you are a MEDICAL volunteer, find your packet here. 


See you soon,


Eli Oldham

Ride Director 

The Hill Country Ride For AIDS

 

 


Also....


Our teams and beneficiaries have a ton of events planned for this coming year, so please add eli@hillcountryride.org to your contact list, so that you can stay informed on everything that we have going on.  Ask anyone who has been a part of this ride before...the more you lean into our "Community of Kindness", the more fulfilling your experience will be. If you have questions about the minimum fundraising goal ($250 for first-time riders, $500 for returning riders) and where the money goes, click here.


We care so much about you and this organization.  Please reach out to us with any questions.  We will be happy to help you find your community with us. 

On behalf of the nine beneficiary agencies and the lives they serve, please accept our most sincere gratitude for registering!  Your participation will mean a lifeline of hope to thousands. You are literally saving lives and generating much needed goodness in our community.

See you soon,

The Hill Country Ride For AIDS

Meet Our Beneficiaries

The HCRA is the largest fundraiser for 9 local non-profit organizations: 

  1. allgo
  2. AshWell
  3. C.A.R.E. Program
  4. Community Action
  5. Friends of David Powell Clinic
  6. Project Transitions
  7. Out Youth
  8. Vivent Health
  9. Texas Health Action (The Kind Clinic, TeleKind & Waterloo Counseling Center)​

The Resources They Provide

The funds we raise help these organizations provide a continuum of critical HIV/AIDS services that include: p

  • prevention/education
  • medical care
  • housing 
  • hospice
  • dental care
  • transportation
  • food pantry
  • case managment
  • HIV and other STI Testing
  • financial assistance
  • practical support
  • substance abuse support
  • mental health services
  • gender affirming care
  • and lots more!