Hi Friends & Family,

I am back on my bike training again for riding another PMC. This will be my 9th year riding! PMC, (the Pan-Mass Challenge) is an annual bike-a-thon that today raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country. The PMC has since raised $598 million, since it began in 1980, for adult and pediatric cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) through the Jimmy Fund. If you know me, you know I hate asking for donations but in order to fulfill my fundraising goal for this year's ride, and keeping the PMC goal in mind, I am asking for your help in raising money for this great cause.

In 2017, the PMC gave a record of $51 million. Many of you contributed to this effort last year and in years past by supporting me and I just want to say thank you again for that! I could not have reached my fundraising goals without your help.

There are many things that I love about this ride - my friends who ride with me, my team, the volunteers, spectators, the amazing ride throughout scenic Massachusetts and most of all the cause. This event donates 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly to the cause. It doesn't get much better than that. I am hoping for a great ride, cool weather, awesome fans to get my over the finish line to help raise money to give researchers and doctors the necessary resources to find cures for all cancers!

On the first weekend in August this year, I will be riding in my 9th Pan-Massachusetts Challenge. It is a two-day, 163 mile bike ride that starts in Wellesley and ends in Provincetown.

I have ridden in 8 PMC ride and each year I continue to be amazed and inspired. I, thanks to your support, have raised $34,000! I have also been supporting the effort for many months this year in another way. For the past six years I have been lucky enough to help run a PMC Kids Ride in our town to continue to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for cancer and teach my kids about the importance of volunteering & fundraising. I have enjoyed seeing my kids get behind this effort and begin to truly understand why we ride and raise money. In the 6 years we have been running the ride, we have had over 800 kids ride and have raised $135,000!!

I truly need your help by sponsoring me on this ride. The minimum required per rider for the two-day event is $4,900. And for every mile I ride for the PMC, I am raising money to help find a cure for cancer, which has touched my life in many ways. Unfortunately I have known too many family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues who have been affected with cancer throughout the years. I am riding this year with the rest of my local team, Team Lick Cancer with the hope that one day my kids will not have to experience dealing with cancer in any way whatsoever. In the spirit of the PMC's philosophy of success: those who commit themselves in full are those who achieve results. Any donation you can make would greatly help me achieve results for this worthy cause. Thanks so much! Have a wonderful rest of your summer!

Ride on!

Sincerely,

Mary Elizabeth Lavene

To contribute:
Follow the online donate instructions or if you prefer:

via Check - please send your check payable to the

PMC - Jimmy Fund to

Mary Elizabeth Lavene

80 Alcott Street

Acton, MA 01720

My Links

team lick cancer

http://pmc.org/egifts/MC0117