Dear Friends:

Since 2009, I have joined thousands of others to help end the devastating effects of cancer by riding my bicycle in the 200-mile-long Pan Mass Challenge (www.pmc.org) event during the first weekend in August. Unfortunately, we all know somebody who is going through chemotherapy, or grieving the loss of a loved one that fought and lost the battle against cancer. I ride because I can, for others who cannot.

I have a personal stake in this event as well, as my mom died of breast cancer when I was a teenager. After losing a good friend to skin cancer in 2009 and then later a family friend’s daughter, I decided to commit annually to raise money to fight cancer. This year, I am especially thinking of my very close friends John and Elizabeth Klingseisen's son Travis from Bedford, New Hampshire, who very recently lost the battle with this horrible disease. With these sad, but never-ending stories that so many of us share, I continue the battle for others, and I ride because I can, for others who cannot!

I am riding on behalf of my company, Airadigm Solutions to create a united team for our fundraising efforts, so we can make a larger impact in working towards the goal of conquering the battle against cancer. I ride because I can, for others who cannot.

The first day’s ride on August 2nd starts in Sturbridge, Massachusetts at 5:00 a.m. and ends on the campus of Mass Maritime Academy and is 111 miles long. After sleeping in the dorm rooms, we leave Mass Maritime the next morning at 5:00 a.m. again and ride to Provincetown, Cape Cod, with that distance being about 85 miles. I usually arrive in Provincetown around 10:30 a.m. and catch the noon ferry from P-Town back to Boston harbor with my bike. My wife is very much part of the team as she drops me off on Friday night in Sturbridge and picks me up at the Boston harbor on Sunday to take me home. The cancer fighters, who are going through chemotherapy or radiation are experiencing so much more pain and challenges than I can possibly imagine. This long bike ride will be my symbol of appreciation to you, my donors, who are willing to help fight this horrible disease. I ride because I can, for others who cannot.

My goal is to raise $25,000.00 this year. All the administrative costs of the ride are covered by my personally paid registration fees. As a model of fundraising efficiency, since 2007 the Pan-Mass Challenge organization has donated 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly to cancer research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Would you please help me reach that goal with your pledge to help those fighting against cancer? Your donation is tax deductible. You may click this link below for quick online donations to my special PMC website.

http://www2.pmc.org/profile/OZ0001

If you prefer to mail a check, please make it payable to Pan-Mass Challenge and send it to:

Airadigm Solutions

Attn: PMC – Airadigm Solutions

40 King Street, Unit 1

Auburn, NH 03032

Thank you in advance for your support. Please call me if you have any questions or comments about the Pan-Mass Challenge. I can be reached anytime at 603-305-0386.

Sincerely,

Olaf