PMC 2025

I hope that you are all safe and healthy, and that your loved ones are as well.

This will be my 9th year riding in a PMC event. I can't believe it's been that long since I decided to do this ride in memory of my cousin Armind. I've had some great moments doing the ride but also with the prep, fundraising, training and connections made. Thank you to everyone who has been part of it.

For 2025, we are giving Team Bay2Bay a break. I'm going to be riding with Team Crank, a team of 46 riders who have been riding the PMC since 2012. I'll be traveling from California to ride from Sturbridge to Provincetown once again (and for the last time from Sturbridge since the PMC start is moving to Holy Name College next year). Stay tuned for Day 0 plans. In 2024, I rode almost 300 miles in 3 days, starting at the NY-MA border in Stockbridge and ending in Provincetown. It was quite an adventure!

As part of Team Crank, I will be raising money for the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. You can click on their website to learn more, but the program selects the brightest, most creative scientists and funds their most innovative ideas to propel basic research discoveries that transform cancer treatment. Claudia Adams Barr Program investigators have made tremendous advances and spearheaded breakthroughs that are improving care, quality of life, and survival for patients everywhere. Team Crank also applies for a grant that matches all of the money raised, so we are hoping to double the impact of your donation.

I have had even more friends and family affected by cancer since I started doing this ride, and several who have gotten their care at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Events like the PMC are an important way to keep excellent cancer research moving ahead.

You have all helped me raise more than $10,000 every year that I've ridden, all for the important work being done at Dana Farber. I have raised over $100,000 total for PMC and in 2024 the PMC reached $1 Billion dollars raised for Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Truly amazing.

I appreciate every dollar of every donation. If you are able to donate again, I appreciate your help to reach my goal. I am so grateful to everyone who helped me raise over $100,000 so far, and I hope to once again raise over $10,000 this year.

Cancer has affected me and those I love many times over the years. In 2017, I rode my first Pan-Mass Challenge in memory of my cousin Armind, who passed away in 2016. I still wish Armind and I had gotten to spend more time together. I am riding the PMC for the 9th time this year so that other families will have a chance at more time with their loved ones. The cancer that Armind had is difficult to treat - which means the more we raise for research, the more likely we are to find a cure.

The PMC ride is amazing, but the best part is the people lined up along the route to cheer us on and thank the riders for raising money for cancer research. There were family members and survivors in both groups - riding and cheering. Especially emotional for me has been riding into Dighton for the lunch stop. My family, including Armind's mom and sister - my Tia Alda and cousin Priscilla - are always there, waiting to cheer me on.

I also ride for my grandfather and many other family members and friends, as well as the many kids with cancer I've taken care of over the years. They have all used treatments that were developed and studied at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Their important work needs our support.

I'm a proud supporter of the PMC because it is leading a charge to beat cancer. In fact, last year 100% of rider-raised revenue went directly to support the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's tireless commitment to finding a cure. Please help me reach and pass my fundraising goal by contributing whatever you can, sharing my page and helping me spread the word. Thank you!

And if you've read this far...click my profile picture and scroll through the gallergy of photos from the past 8 years!