A huge thank-you and a hug of solidarity to everyone who supported me for BRAKING AIDS^® Ride last weekend. I had a fantastic time in glorious weather with my ride family—spending Day 1 caboosing with rock star Noella Owen and Day 2 riding with Beth & Sydney Shapiro, John Anderson, and other amazing folks we met on the road. Below is a short BRAKING AIDS® 2025 slideshow. A shoutout to Blake Strasser for dubbing our Day 1 cabeese duo Team Hot Girls In the Rear. We became Team Dirty Hot Girls In the Rear early in the day after a bike-chain mishap covered my fingers in bike grease and lube. 😂

Best of all, because of all of you, the BRAKING AIDS^® Ride community has already raised over $416,000, and donations will keep coming in over the next 30 days. The depth of my appreciation for the 181 supporters who gave such generous donations, along with encouragement and inspiration, cannot be fully expressed, Every gift, small or large, makes a difference to Housing Works’ amazing work and services in the fights to end AIDS and homelessness and to provide care with dignity for the most vulnerable among us. With government funding being slashed mercilessly in every arena, events like this ride, which bring in unrestricted funding dollars, are more crucial than ever.

Thank you again for being on this journey with me. You all fill me with immeasurable gratitude and love.

And yes, if you meant to: YOU CAN STILL DONATE! give.classy.org/Mika2025

BRAKING AIDS Ride 2025 Donors

Josie Raney • Christina Kelley • Clay Williams & David Groff • Kory Floyd & Brian Seastone • Judith Albert • Michael Gillespie • Steph & Bill Carpenter • Fred Speers & Chase Skipper • Sander Glick • Sherry Wolfe • Brent & Jessica Griffith • Spencer Kubo & Adele Della Torre • Alan Miles • Elizabeth King • Holly Harrison • Christopher Anderson & Mel Stupka • Kenneth Allendoerfer • Andrew Janke • Gregg Passin • Brian Carroll • David Murphy • Michele Bronson • Suzanna De Baca • Carrie Buss • Ann Lefert • Kimberleigh Smith • Nancy Perry • Barbara Ortiz Howard & Shelley Karliner • Francesca Mercurio • Cheryl Stephens • Yu Wong • Lynne Carstarphen • Becky Lien • Anneliese Daskal • Carolyn Lengel • Jodi & Ken Duffield • Terri Schiesl • Mark Biblow • Liz O’Brien • Cassidy Edstrom • James Anderson & Suzy Turner • Eva & Tom Okada • Michael Kharfen • Kelsey Louie • Anne Paterson • Rhona Robbin • Mike Joy • Stephen Okada • Stephanie Carroll • Avram Mack • Jennifer Bailey • Lisa Pinto • Nancy Crochiere • Tom Cardamone • Denise Wydra • Michael Clarke • Marsha Johnson • Terence Fitzgerald • Rhonda Harris • Renee Anderson • Danielle Stein • Matina Madrick • Erik Skarstad • Tad Kulkowski • Jess Carroll & Sharon Glick • Mariamne Eliopoulos • Jon Bierman • Christopher Bram • Ginny Shubert • Anne Friedman • Jennifer Tourje Hairston • Kevin Green • Betty Chen • Daphne Huang • Damon Jacobs • Jon & Rachel Lowy • Noriko Tamura • Robbie Brooks & Matt Lesieur • Karen Henry • Jody Kuh • David Anthony • Daniel Baxter • Rachel Falk • Christina Morris & Alyssa Walsh at Element Natural Healing Arts • Tom Hyry • Britt Weber • Janice Hillman • Vimukti & Elazar Aslan • Peter Staley • Mark Harrington • Allison Dalton • Kathleen Judge • Beth Castrodale • Marisa James • Sigrid Schmalzer • David Meier • Carla Samodulski • Cheryl Grimm • Todd Drezner • Roger Schwartz • Jessica Abel • Laura & Will McGrath • Joe Ayala • Erica Appel • Judith Kromm • Andrew Coamey • Sunetra Rangraj • Blue Chevigny • Evan Spingarn • Susan Conceicao • Catherine Campbell • Torrey Clark • Nancy Boudreau • Andrew Goodman • Brit Liggett • Carylanna Taylor • Jen Simon & Matt Trokenheim • Stephen Scipione • Marissa Walsh • Paul Barron • Alicia Scotti • Julia Daly • Zoe DeRoo • Alison  Kliegman • Adam Singer • Anna Lawrence • Anna Gedrich • Justin Kerenyi • Luke McDonough • Michael Beach • Dan McCallum • Lisa & Kevin Freeman-Cook • Jenna Barry • Talvi Laev • Eileen Pollack • Amanda Guinzburg • Reed Vreeland • Krishna Stone • Amy Tenenbaum • Josh Levy • Frima Fox Hofrichter • Sam Shaber • Leah Bassoff • Barbara Clapp • Candace Rivela • Nat Beagley • Alice Dontanville • Andrea Johnson • Glenn Hammerson  • Rebecca Gilpin • Brigid Palcic • Candy Samples • Betty Lee • Laura Grund • Christine Fischer • Angie Toribio • Geoffrey Wertime • Heather Morrison • Katie Crouch • Robin Rapoport