Hello core PMC fundraising team! I know it is late in the season to reach out to you but 2020 is not like prior year so please excuse my delay in putting this email together.

As you can imagine, this year’s pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of the traditional PMC August ride. It does NOT however mean that PMC is not happening this year because cancer will NEVER be done, not without our serious work and effort to eliminate this disease.

Given the incredibly difficult circumstances this year, PMC has altered its program by asking the riders to participate in “PMC Reimagined”, where the fundraising minimum has been cancelled, and instead of riding together as a 4,000+ virally contagious group, to engage in our own rides throughout the summer and to fundraise accordingly. Already, the PMC leaders have already raised and donated $4M to Covid-related work in the Boston hospitals. In particular a lot of attention is being paid to protecting cancer patients from the impact of Covid on treatment and hospital time.

For my first major PMC 2020 effort, this weekend I will be riding 220+ miles to New Hampshire and back over two days with two other PMC madmen. I will post to facebook for those who follow me and will email the group a quick snapshot of the ride. Each subsequent (EPIC MONSTER) ride will also be posted for your masochistic enjoyment. Just think of me suffering out there (actually enjoying every moment of it) and send in your love, thoughts, and CONTRIBUTIONS.

Love to you all, stay well, and thanks for being such great supporters year on year.

JFX