A closing ceremonies stanzaed poem for the 2003 Lone Star Ride by Valerie Holloway and performed at the closing ceremonies on September 28th. The poem expresses gratitude for the volunteers and other riders, funny details of the ride experience, and emphasizes the universal importance of the fight against AIDS and the idea of while the ride is for the year, the fight for a cure is long from over.

List of advice from the Lone Star Ride organization for riders printed on green paper.

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.

Photograph of a group of motorcyclists waking through a park along a line marked with yellow caution tape. The motorcyclists appear primarily in orange LSR t-shirts and leather outerwear vests. Rider #192 appears to the right with their back to the camera. In the background, a grassy park area shaded by trees stretches to the horizon.

Photograph of a large circle of cyclists gathered in a shaded area of a park. The cyclists in the center are turned listening to a crew member in yellow wearing a fanny pack around her waist. Around the edge of the circle, other individuals without bikes stand along a path winding through the grass. In the background, large green trees appear in the direct sun coming from the West.

Photograph of two individuals wearing matching white LSR t-shirts and dark fabric shorts laying on grass in the shade of a tree. Both individuals wear visor sunglasses and bike helmets while the one to the right holds the wrist of the other on their right hip. The photo was taken in an otherwise brightly lit area near a chain-link fence and paved path.

Photograph of a cyclist and a volunteer walking a bike marked with the rider number 145. The cyclist has a red balloon attached to her shoulder.

Photograph of a group of seven people, some riders, standing together in a park, one is wearing a blue and yellow jester's hat on his helmet. Behind the group lines of bikes are parked with balloons attached to them behind an evenly spaced line of orange and white striped markers.

Photograph of the back window of a gold Volo parked on the outskirts of a pit stop located in a park located across from a four-story apartment building. The back window labels the car as the caboose and is followed by the phrase "Heros on Bikes Ahead". The car sports various bumper stickers including a large purple rectangle that reads "Towanda!". In the distance, a crowd of crew members and riders congregate in the grass and the shade of two trees.

Photograph of a motorcyclist and a cyclist posing together with their backs facing the corner of a fenced grass area. The motorcyclist smiles on the left wearing leather riding chaps and a fringed vest over jeans and an orange LSR t-shirt. The cyclist appears in a white LSR t-shirt, yellow lei, and black shorts. The shot captures three buildings across an intersection on the other side of the black fence.

Photograph of triangular metal bars set up in rows in a parking lot area surrounded by trees. The bars support large numbers of bicycles and are wrapped around the outside with orange construction netting.

Photograph of cyclists #192 and #107 riding together down a paved two-lane street bordered by a heavily forested area with a path leading into the trees marked by a yellow pole. Cyclist #192 appears wearing a white t-shirt, helmet, and sneakers with a slim backpack strapped across their chest. Cyclist #107 appears with their feet lightly touching the pavement in a red, white, and blue T patterned cycling jersey. An orange traffic cone sits to the left on the edge of the road.

Photograph of a large number of bikes all lined up together for the night in a parking lot in the vicinity of a forested grassy area. In the distance blurred crew members wearing yellow and green crew t-shirts mill about the parking lot with some in a golf cart parked by a white van.

Photograph of two male cyclists embracing with their arms around each other's shoulders and waist in a forested area at sunset. Both men wear matching yellow light zip jackets along with black bike shorts. The man on the left's helmet is red with a label on the front visor for Tanqueray's AIDSRides along with an eye patch covering his right eye.

Photograph of a small memorial arranged in honor of Bob Brandon. A bouquet of pink roses and small purple flowers are arranged in a glass vase to the left of a framed photo of Bob smiling sitting in the driver seat of a security golf cart wearing a green LSR t-shirt.

Photograph of a woman wearing a bright green LSR t-shirt standing in side profile holding a megaphone tucked under her left shoulder. The woman stands with her weight on her right leg as she talks on a cellphone pressed to her face. She stands in the vicinity of a temporary pavilion tent set up in the center of a town square with a water tower breaking the view of the sky behind older brick buildings.

Photograph of two cyclists both wearing sunglasses and matching colorfully abstract short sleeve cycling jerseys. The pair pose standing with their blue tandem bike in the parking lot of a sports field on a cloudless and bright day. The cyclist on the left holds a yellow balloon by the neck. A white van is parked in the background with windows that read "Pit 4 Go Riders!!" in yellow and purple paint.

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush kneeling on the grass next to a seated cyclist in the blue, white, and yellow LSR cycling jersey. Janie Bush holds a helmet in her hand at chest level that is marked with rider #23. Behind the pair, other cyclists sit in groups in the bright area of grass.

Photograph of two cyclists wearing matching white LSR t-shirts, sunglasses, helmets, backpacks, and yellow leis. The two women stand in front of a white van with a long black back window parked next to a white moving truck.

Photograph of a cyclist wearing an official LSR cycling jersey accessorized with green and pink leis talking into a cell phone held to his left ear with a confused expression on his face. The cyclist stands in the sun in the vicinity of a line of various trees.

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush, short woman center-right, exchanging paperwork to the pair to the left in front of a white van. The van is painted with red and yellow text reading "Lunch Crew" across its side body. The group in question totals five crew members all wearing LSR merchandise and various lanyards, hats, and leis.

Photograph of a smiling cyclist with short hair wearing sunglasses and a red lei around their neck. They appear holding a grey and black backpack up in their left hand and the nozzle of a water bladder in the other. Behind them, other cyclists in head coverings stand around in groups.

Photograph of crew members and cyclists sitting at a table set up partially in the shade. The table appears scattered with water bottles, plates of food, and two large cartons of rainbow goldfish. The shot captures the backside of a pit stop stocked with cases of water bottles, boxes, and crew members working tables of snacks.

Photograph of event manager Janie Bush, short woman center-right, holding up paperwork that reads "Medical Center" with the pair to the left in front of a white van. The van is painted with red and yellow text reading "Lunch Crew" across its side body. The group in question totals five crew members all wearing LSR merchandise and various lanyards, hats, and leis. The woman on the left of Janie gives the photographer two thumbs up.