“Keep an open heart and an open mind in everything you do. People, best friends, significant others, even strangers, have so much to offer each other in life. Everybody has his or her own path, and no one path is greater or better than any other. Embrace those around you and everything about them. Sometimes even the most distant strangers will have the greatest impact on you.” - Duncan Sewall
These words, written by Duncan Sewall in 2016 as he left Argentina after six months of study there, so eloquently capture Elizabeth’s spirit and the way she lived her life that we keep them as inspiriation for each year's Pan-Mass Challenge bike ride in Elizabeth's memory
This August, Team Elizabeth will make its sixth ride in the PMC. As with every year’s ride, 100% of the funds raised by the team will go directly to the Elizabeth Alling Sewall endowment at Dana-Farber. Currently at an awe-inspiring $664,000, the endowment is a tangible legacy of Elizabeth’s life and is a testament to the help of the many who cared so deeply about her and who continue to honor her memory through their support.
Scott Sewall is leading this year's team of twelve riders as the tackle challenging 84-mile route from Wellesley to Bourne on Saturday, August 4th.
Our team goal this year is to raise an additional $85,000 for the endowment. If you’d like to donate, you can do so right here at this page by using a credit card. If you prefer to send a donation by check, please make the check out to Pan Mass Challenge with the Elizabeth Alling Sewall Endowment on the memo line and sent to me at: 57 Wheelwright Farm, Cohasset, MA 02025. As we did last year, my sons Scott and Duncan and I have made a personal commitment of $2,500 to this year's ride. Last year we were honored to have seven Angel Donors match this gift, but please know that we appreciate gifts of any amount. Thank you!
We, as a family and a broad circle of friends, continue to feel Elizabeth’s presence in our lives, a presence full of light, hope, laughter, love, curiosity and abiding affection for all “who came to her door.”
Scott, Duncan and I join with Cynthia Alling, Elizabeth's mother, and Greg Alling, her brother, in wishing you a happy and fun-filled summer and send our deep appreciation for your support of our efforts to help fund research that will lead to the development of new therapies targeted at lobular breast cancer. Go Team Elizabeth!
Warmest regards,
Gordon Sewall
ABOUT ELIZABETH'S ENDOWMENT FUND
In 2012, my wife Elizabeth died from breast cancer. As we faced her terminal diagnosis, we talked a lot about ways to turn her illness into a positive force in our own lives and in the lives of our family and friends. Further, we talked about the good we could contribute to the world at large; to make this hard journey meaningful by helping people we'd never know in our lifetimes.
These conversations led us to create The Elizabeth Alling Sewall Endowment at Dana-Farber. This fund will exist in perpetuity providing a steady stream of resources to support the work of Dr. Eric Winer and his colleagues at Dana-Farber’s Breast Oncology Center as they push on to more effective treatment. Our family has chosen the PMC as our annual fundraising outreach for Elizabeth’s fund. I ride to generate enthusiasm and support for breast cancer research in the spirit of Elizabeth's legacy.
To stay informed of our efforts to honor Elizabeth’s legacy, please visit OK Everybody, Let's Get Organized. This website holds remembrances of her and shares updates on both our PMC Team Ride and on work that will be supported by her endowment fund at Dana-Farber.
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