[Letter from Bob Brandon's parents, Lynda and Bob, to Janie Bush, January, 2003] (open access)

[Letter from Bob Brandon's parents, Lynda and Bob, to Janie Bush, January, 2003]

Letter from Lynda and Bob Brandon to LSR event manager Janie Bush discussing their appreciation for Janie and their sons' friendship and thanking her for the gifts and pictures. The note is handwritten in blue ink on a Hallmark thank you card with pastel pansies on the cover and was sent in a lavender envelope.
Date: January 27, 2003
Creator: Brandon, Lynda & Brandon, Bob
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from the IRS to Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS, July 01, 2009] (open access)

[Letter from the IRS to Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS, July 01, 2009]

Letter from IRS director of exempt organizations Robert Choi to Diane M Gentry representing Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. The letter rules LSR as a tax-exempt public charity and discusses the benefits and applicable reference documents.
Date: July 1, 2009
Creator: Internal Revenue Service
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
2006 Sponsorship Opportunities (open access)

2006 Sponsorship Opportunities

Pamphlet from the Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDs providing information on the HIV/AIDs crisis, sponsorship opportunities, volunteering to cycle, and beneficiaries of the organization.
Date: 2006
Creator: Lone Star Ride
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lone Star Ride Action Plan] (open access)

[Lone Star Ride Action Plan]

Document from the Lone Star Right Fightings AIDs, on their 2006 action plan for their cycling event.
Date: 2006
Creator: Lone Star Ride
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lone Star Ride Fighting Aids 2004 flyer] (open access)

[Lone Star Ride Fighting Aids 2004 flyer]

An informational sheet on the Lone Star Ride on September 25-26, 2004 listing contact information and event sponsors.
Date: 2004
Creator: Lone Star Ride
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS Launches the 2006 White Bike Campaign (open access)

Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS Launches the 2006 White Bike Campaign

Public release, Helping, Just Like Ride A Bike: Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDs launches the 2006 White Bike campaign. The White Bike campaign is a kickoff fundraiser for the sixth annual North Texas event that will be held in September 23 - 24, 2006.
Date: May 2006
Creator: Lone Star Ride
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[LSRFA6 crew time schedule] (open access)

[LSRFA6 crew time schedule]

The ride week schedule for the 2006 Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDs cycling event to be held September 18 - 25, 2006.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Lone Star Ride
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Spectrum, Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2003 (open access)

Spectrum, Volume 1, Number 2, Fall 2003

Quarterly newsletter issued in the fall of 2003 by the Resource Center of Dallas with an article in support of the success of the 2003 Lone Star Ride. The article is featured on the front page and includes one and a half columns of text with a photo on the top right showing representatives posing with the final check for just under $300,000. On page four the article concludes with a photo collage and a final thank you to supporters and participants.
Date: Autumn 2003
Creator: Resource Center of Dallas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Lone Star Ride 2008 Highlights] captions transcript

[Lone Star Ride 2008 Highlights]

Video of the highlights from the 2008 Lone Star Ride. It included clips of specific riders, crew members, and stops, as well as portions from the opening and closing ceremonies. There are also clips from along the route showing the bikers on the road.
Date: 2008
Creator: Sprouse, Randy & Madondo, Rachel
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Bob Brandon, January 8th, 2003] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Bob Brandon, January 8th, 2003]

Funeral program for Robert H. "Bobby" Brandon III, born January 21, 1970, and died January 5th, 2003. The funeral was held on January 8th, 2003 at New World United Methodist, and was officiated by Reverend David J. Turner. Funeral arrangements were made through Williams Funeral Directors of Garland and Robert was buried in Tool Cemetery in Tool Texas.
Date: January 8, 2003
Creator: Williams Funeral Directors
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Advertisement draft for the 2007 LSR] (open access)

[Advertisement draft for the 2007 LSR]

Advertisement draft for Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS 2007, "Join the Lone Star Ride and Turn Miles into Millions." The draft includes a large black and white photo from the ground perspective of a cyclist smiling down at the camera while he pedals his bike overlayed with titled text box sections. Below the photo are three titles of text reading "Ride", "Crew", and "Donate" followed with a section for supporting organizations.
Date: 2007
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[B&B Bicycles group for LSR]

Photograph of three people standing with a bike in front of a green truck that has writing on it that says, "B&B Bicycles."
Date: February 7, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bingo night group, 2: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush and other LSR members posing in front of a Grease banner at the John Thomas Gay and Lesbian Community Center. The group is posed on a small stage with a bingo board to the left.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bingo night group: Lone Star Ride 2003 event photo]

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush and other LSR members posing in front of a Grease banner at the John Thomas Gay and Lesbian Community Center. The group is posed on a small stage with a bingo board to the left.
Date: 2003
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Black and white photocopy of an edited cover page] (open access)

[Black and white photocopy of an edited cover page]

A single black and white copy of an advertisement detailing the 2006 beneficiaries of the Lone Star Ride. On the left, a block of text on a dark rectangle is divided into three paragraphs describing the missions of the benefiting organizations of the AIDS Outreach Center, AIDS Services of Dallas (ASD), and the Resource Center of Dallas whose logos appear above the text. On the right, a vertical line of photos runs down the page with a triangular shape behind it. A handwritten edit in dark blue ink changes the number of miles of the race from 175 to 150.
Date: 2006
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Blonde man speaking into a corded microphone on a stage: Lone Star Ride 2001 event photo]

Photograph of a blonde man with his right arm extended out of frame while he speaks into a corded microphone. He appears on a stage with a sound system speaker mounted behind him. A man in a red, white, and black jacket stands in the background facing to the right.
Date: September 30, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Brochure for the 2005 Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS 175 mile cycling event] (open access)

[Brochure for the 2005 Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS 175 mile cycling event]

Brochure for the 2005 Lone Star Ride with the front-side title of "WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU…", with the dates and length of the ride in a red box at the bottom of the front side. The folded brochure includes photographs, a history of the event, detailed descriptions of benefiting organizations, registrations requirements, impact statistics, and a partial list of sponsors and partnering organizations.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Brochure for the 2005 Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS 175 mile cycling event, 2] (open access)

[Brochure for the 2005 Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS 175 mile cycling event, 2]

Brochure for the 2005 Lone Star Ride with the front-side title of "WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU…", with the dates and length of the ride in a red box at the bottom of the front side. The brochure includes photographs, a history of the event, detailed descriptions of benefiting organizations, registrations requirements, impact statistics, and a partial list of sponsors and partnering organizations. Spill damage discolors the right edge of the front cover.
Date: May 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A brunette women pieing a man with short blonde hair in the face: Lone Star Ride 2001 event photo]

Photograph of a brunette woman in a white shirt and jeans holding a pie to the side of the face of a man in a black shirt and dark jeans. Whip cream chucks fall to the ground and get on the fingers of the man getting pied. Directly to right is a grey trash can fitted with a clear trash bag. Hung behind the pair is a large painted circular pie.
Date: September 30, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Bud Light sponsorship tent: Lone Star Ride 2004 event photo]

Photograph of five individuals gathered around in front of a Bud Light sponsorship tent for the Lone Star Ride. Event manager Janie Bush appears in the center in a blue LSR t-shirt and silver tiara.
Date: 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Close up portrait of Janie Bush with pie covering the edges of her face: Lone Star Ride 2001 event photo]

Photograph of event manager and ride queen Janie Bush smiling at the pie-throwing fundraising event at Round-Up Saloon in Dallas. Janie appears in a white t-shirt covered in whipped cream and chocolate sauce that also is caught in the edges of her hair and on her chin.
Date: September 30, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Close up portrait of Janie Bush with pie covering the edges of her face: Lone Star Ride 2001 event photo, 2]

Photograph of event manager and ride queen Janie Bush smiling at the pie-throwing fundraising event at Round-Up Saloon in Dallas. Janie appears in a white t-shirt covered in whipped cream and chocolate sauce that also is caught in the edges of her hair and on her chin.
Date: September 30, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Closing ceremonies large crew group: Lone Star Ride 2002 event photo]

Photograph of the closing ceremonies on the steps of Dallas Hall on the SMU campus in University Park. The stairs are crowded with a large group of crew members standing in rows and applauding the cyclists. A few members are seen wearing rainbow aprons on the far right. Behind the large group is a stage scaffold with a large white LSR banner hanging from it along with a swagged American flag.
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Closing ceremony seen from University Blvd: Lone Star Ride 2002 event photo]

Photograph of the closing ceremonies at Dallas Hall on the SMU campus in University Park. This photo was taken from a short distance away behind the main group of cyclists by an individual who would be standing on University Blvd.
Date: September 30, 2002
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library