2024 marks 11 Years Cancer Free for Me and 45 years of the PMC!!!
Why do I ride across the state of Massachusettes on my bike? Passion. The passion to have real life impact. PMC is the single largest athletic fundraising event in the country - more than $965 million raised since 1980. Crossing the ONE BILLION mark in this - the 45th Anniversary of the Pan-Mass Challenge will result from the efforts of thousands of riders with one mission: to win the fight against cancer and with massive support from loyal donors like you!
Seventy-five years ago, Dr. Sidney Farber achieved the first remissions of childhood leukemia and ultimately pioneered modern chemotherapy. Now in its 45th year, the PMC has powered the Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute to achieve scientific milestones like bone marrow transplantation for childhood leukemia, helped launch immunotherapy drugs known as Immune checkpoint inhibitors, created the first research tool that collects and analyzes genomic data across every cancer type, released a personalized cancer vaccine for patients with melanoma, and led a clinical trial resulting in a CART T-cell therapy for adults with multiple myeloma
Bringing cures for cancer closer by the mile requires a committed community, pushing forward together, for maximum momentum. Last year we had over 6,500 cyclists (including 950 cancer survivors, and 140 Dana Farber doctors, nurses and staff) from 43 states and 8 countries, along with 3,000 volunteers. Each cyclist and volunteer is dedicated to a best-in-class institute to accelerate cancer research and treatment, which is to everyone’s advantage. In a society that can feel ever more divisive, this is surely something we can all get behind!
2024 marks my 11-year anniversary of being cancer free. I am so grateful. I also have a renewed mission to ensure millions of others benefit from cancer-curing research like I have so we reach our ultimate goal of living in a cancer-free world in my childrens' lifetime! THANK YOU for your donation of any amount. 100% of your donation will go to cancer research and treatment. Please donate by clicking one of the links below or if you prefer to mail a donation you can send it to:
Beth Reilly 61716-3
Pan-Mass Challenge
PO Box 415590
Boston, MA 02241-5590
Please don't hesitate to contact me via email at bethallenreilly@gmail.com with questions or to inquire about how to join my Pan-Mass Challenge Heavy Hitter team or to volunteer. Many, many thanks!
All my best,
Beth
