… because like many of you cancer has impacted the lives of family and friends. It’s been 4 years now since we lost my mother Linda Tolland to breast cancer. Progress is made each year toward finding a cure. While my mother lost her fight, the progress made over the 20+ years since we lost her mother Lucille to cancer gave us reason for hope along the way.

I’ve supported many PMC riders over the years and this year wanted to do something more. I'm riding in my first Pan Mass Challenge this year, biking 160+ miles over 2 days from Wellesley, MA to Provincetown. Each year, many of us are asked to support a number of worthy causes with our time and money. This year I hope you’ll consider supporting me in donating to the PMC which will help them advance research to improve treatment options and find a cure so that we can eliminate this terrible disease. My goal in riding this year is to raise $5,500.

The PMC has committed to raising $65 million this year, and 100% of every dollar raised goes to fund cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The PMC invented the athletic fund-raiser (walkathon, bike-a-thons, etc.) and has raised $717 million towards cancer research since its inception back in 1980. If your company matches donations, please apply for a match. The PMC's tax ID / EIN is 04-2746912.