Support the 2007 Soulforce Equality
Riders!
 
from SoulForce.org...
The 2007 Equality Ride will cost approximately $387,500.
Chartering the buses will cost $100,000. Flights to training sessions at
the start of the ride will cost about $28,000. Hotels will run about
$80,000. Food will be about $48,000. Printed materials to distribute to
the colleges, such as Soulforce's "What the Bible Says - And Doesn't Say
- About Homosexuality," will be about $36,000.
As you can see, there are many costs involved. While we
anticipate approximately half the money needed will come from grants, we
are looking to individuals to provide the rest. That is why each of the
fifty-six riders has set a goal of being sponsored $3,500. Can you make
a generous donation today of $500, $300, $100 or $50 to make this
project happen? We need to have 80% of the money on hand before the
buses depart in March.
These college kids know how to stretch their dollars. A
donation of $400 will fill up a bus's gas tank. A gift of $250 will
provide a meal for everybody on the ride. A gift of $75 will buy housing
for four riders for one night.
The 2007 Equality Ride is the largest project ever
attempted in Soulforce history! Yet dollar for dollar, this is an
excellent value for changing hearts and engaging minds across America
about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Soulforce
continues to be the only national organization that utilizes Dr. King's
brand of peaceful "take it to the streets" activism in the pursuit of
LGBT justice.
Your support is urgently needed. The first stop on the
ride for both the East and West buses is March 8th and we need $310,000
in the bank by then.
Thank you for making the 2007 Equality Ride a reality
for these fifty-six young adults and the lives they will touch across
America.
If you would rather make a general donation to the
Equality Ride, you can do so here.
To learn more about the 2007 Equality Ride go to www.equalityride.com
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