Dear Friends and Family,

Hope this letter finds all of you well. On Sunday, August 8th, I will be participating in the Pan Mass Challenge for the fifth straight year. This year I will be riding 50 miles, double what I have ridden in the past. I am looking forward to working towards this goal and riding from Babson College in Wellesley, MA to Patriot Place in Foxborough and back. I am also excited for this year's event to be back in person. Despite the tragic number of COVID deaths this past year, cancer is still as big as a concern as ever, and the patients need our help. Just like the past two years, I will be riding on the Patriots Platelet Pedalers team meaning all the money that I raise will go directly to Dr. Anderson at The Kraft Family Blood Donor Center. Dr. Anderson and his team primarily focus on Multiple Myeloma research, but also many other programs within Dana Farber, including Pancreatic Cancer and Pediatric Oncology, where my donations have been directed in the past. Those were areas that were important to my Grammy, Barbara Strachman, whose memory I ride in every summer. Along with her, I ride in honor of friends and family who continue to benefit from the amazing work that Dana Farber does each day.

If you would like to support my ride, please follow this link to donate on-line: https://egifts.pmc.org/AS0407

If you prefer to write a check, please make it out to PMC-The Jimmy Fund and mail it directly to me at:

Alex Strachman
4 Scotts Wood Dr
Sudbury, MA 01776

If your employer has a matching gift program, please ask your Human Resources department for a form, and follow the process for matches.

The PMC donates 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar directly to Dana-Farber and is the Institute’s largest single contributor, raising more than 64 percent of the annual revenue at The Jimmy Fund. In 2020, the PMC raised $50 million through its Reimagined event, bringing its 41-year contribution to $767 million. To learn more, please visit pmc.org.

Thank you so much for your generosity and helping with this important cause.

Alex