Dear Friends:

I am writing to ask you to support my Pan Mass Challenge ride. As most of you know, I have done the PMC for a number of years to raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Last year I skipped the ride but this year I will be doing the one-day 86 mile ride.

I'm a bit nervous about the ride because - due to a complicated spring - I'm in the worst shape that I've been in years and have only logged a few miles on my bike. I will also not be able to train with my training buddy, Gordon Kohse, or my team because I am out in the Berkshires helping my aunt and parents the next two months. I'm not sure i have the self-discipline to train rigorously by myself.

But I'm still going to do the ride and I'm going to tackle it with renewed determination because recently cancer struck too close to home again. Sophie's best friend since she was 8 , Taylor Chinitz, whose parents are close friends of ours, was recently diagnosed with cancer at age 22. Fortunately the type of cancer she has is treatable and curable but she will still need to go through chemo for 6 months. This disease is insidious and I want to do what I can to raise the money for further research into treatment and cures. I hope you will help.

I hope to raise $4000. Each year I've hit my goal with a few big donations and a lot of small ones.

To contribute, simply go to the links on this page and donate any amount you can.

Your donation is tax deductible and 100% will go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. If you prefer to write a check, please make it out to the PMC, The Jimmy Fund or Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and mail it to me directly at:

Alexa Shabecoff
20 Clark Road
West Newton, MA 02465

If your employer has a matching gift program, ask your Human Resources department for a form, and follow the process for matches. To learn more about the Pan-Mass Challenge, please visit www.pmc.org.

Thank you so much for your support!!

All the best,
Alexa

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