Dear Friends,

I decided to participate in the Pan Mass Challenge again this year. This will be my 15th year riding, and I am looking forward to it with great excitement. If I am contacting you for the first time, you can find out more about the Pan Mass Challenge at: https://www.pmc.org/about

In light of the concerns for government support for medical research decreasing, and the continued need to look for treatments and cures for cancer, the importance of an event like the Pan Mass Challenge becomes even more important.

This year I am dedicating my ride to two people.

The first is my mother, Madeline, who died on March 12th of this year. Mom was almost 96 years old when she passed. She did not have cancer and died of natural causes. She lived a remarkable life and was a true inspiration to me. My dedication to her is because she taught me the importance of giving to others. She always was a great supporter of causes that she believed in, and she always encouraged me to give of myself. My participation in the Pan Mass Challenge is reflective of that value that she instilled in me.

The second person I am dedicating my ride to George Sanossian. George is the father of a friend of my son Max’s. I recently had a conversation with his son Chris, and he told me that his father was battling cancer and has been doing so for several years. What hit home to me is that George is the same age as I am. I consider myself so lucky to be healthy and to be able to do this ride. I am dedicating my ride to him to show that the continuation of events like this is so important to find ways to treat cancer. We all wish George the best of luck with his care and treatment. I will be thinking of you during my ride.

So once again, I am asking you to find a way to donate to this important cause and support my ride. If you are willing, you can make your donations in the following way:

Go to this link: https://www.pmc.org/ Click on “Donate”, enter my name, and make your contribution there. If you prefer, send me a check payable to “PMC” and I will forward it to the organization. You are welcome to check out my profile at http://pmc.org/profile/AB0267.

Thank you so much for your continued support.

All my love,

Alan