I'm raising money for cancer research and treatment by riding my ninth Pan Mass Challenge this summer. My commitment is to raise at least $4,900. Please know that 100% of the funds I and others raise go directly to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. I ride with a local team, Lick Cancer, that raised over a million dollars last year. The team's 2010 pedal partner Charlotte O'Shea, and our 2012 partner Avalanna Routh, both died of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (AT/RT), a rare pediatric brain tumor. They were each six years old when they died. We ride in their honor, and many of us are directing our funds to fight this particular disease. We keep in touch with the AT/RT research team, and they told us this: The bottom line is that ongoing support from Team Lick has enabled our achievements and is central to our ongoing work.
Team Lick Cancer and I will ride 192 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown on August 4th and 5th.
Cancer has affected my family, friends, and work community for many years now, and I'll bet you can say the same. Please help me in the fight against cancer by contributing any amount you can. Click on the link below to sponsor me online (Donate To My Ride). Click on the links to the left to see information about Charlotte, Avalanna, and my team.
If you'd rather donate by mail, please make out a check to Jimmy Fund and send it to me at:
49 Summer St, Acton
MA 01720
Thank you,
Mark
My Links
Letter of thanks from Dana Farber
Avalanna's story
Our Team Captain in the Boston Globe
Crossing the finish line, '15
Why We Ride
Team website
