For the 8th consecutive summer I plan to participate in the annual Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) riding 167 miles from Wellesley to Provincetown over two days in August.  It is an extraordinary event, one of the biggest single event cancer fundraisers in the country.   I’m honored to be riding with the Biker’s Dozen, an extraordinary group that has raised over $4 million cumulatively to help find a cure for pediatric brain cancer and now has over 30 members including many 2nd generation riders such as my sons David & Scott.  After riding the fall PMC Unpaved event the last 2 years, Scott is going to join me this August for his first summer PMC ride.   

This year caps several impressive milestones.  It is the 20th year since the founders of the Biker’s Dozen did their first PMC ride.  It will also mark the year that the PMC will go over $1 billion raised cumulatively, an amazing accomplishment.    And even more significantly earlier this year, a pediatric brain tumor drug discovered at Dana Farber was approved by the FDA for wide scale distribution.   The Biker’s Dozen is one of a handful of groups that has dedicated most of its fundraising for Pediatric Brain Tumor research and this news is an extraordinary example of the success of all our efforts. 

I hope you will consider supporting this wonderful event and our Biker’s Dozen team.    Due to the generosity of sponsors 100% of all donations to riders go to Dana Farber to support cancer research.  As added motivation I plan to match all gifts that I receive.  To make an e-gift, you can access my PMC donation page directly through this link https://donate.pmc.org/BC0274  or go to the PMC website at  (https://www.pmc.org/)  and search my name.   In addition, if you are so inclined, please consider splitting your donation to help Scott (https://donate.pmc.org/SC0514) reach his mandatory commitment of $6000.  You can also mail a check to my home (837 Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA 02492) made out to the PMC.   Any donation you can make to this great event and cause is greatly appreciated.

Barry

Barry Coffman

Needham, MA