Hello Family, Friends and Colleagues,

For my ninth consecutive year, I will be participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge with my Team Crank teammates in just over two weeks. Today's date is July 16, 2025 as I update my profile for PMC 2025. That date marks Grant's 10-year Cancerversary. It's been ten years since Grant was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). After two years of intensive chemotherapy and brain radiation, Grant finished his treatment in August 2017 and is now a healthy, athletic, almost 15 year old. I can't even begin to tell you all how pleased and proud I am of the progress he made during his treatment and every day since. He's exceeded all my expectations with his recovery and growth, physically, intellectually and emotionally. As you can see from the photo I posted from our recent vacation, he's getting big and continues to get bigger every day. I'm so grateful for everything Dana Farber, the Jimmy Fund and the Boston's Children Hospital has done for Grant.

In 2025, The Warren Alpert Foundation has generously pledged to matchTeam Crank's donations up to $750,000 of every tax deductible dollar you donate. With the match, Team Crank has the opportunity to eclipse $1.5 million raised in 2025, but we need your support to do so again

On Day Zero of PMC weekend, one of my Team Crank teammates and I will be riding from Lenox, MA out to the NY state border, then to Sturbridge. After than, we will join the traditional PMC route from Sturbridge to Provincetown, for a total of almost 300 miles in three days.

Once again, I will also be riding in memory of my mom, who passed away unexpectedly from cancer in the fall of 2017. My mom was an avid biker, having completed many Century rides with my dad. There's a lake we pass on the route from Sturbridge that reminds me of our lake in NH and my mom.

I'll also be thinking of my friend, colleague and fellow PMC rider, Tony Cipullo, who passed unexpectedly just prior to PMC 2023.

I've made a personal commitment to raise $15,000 (before the match) and I hope you can help me reach this goaI. My wife Katie and I remain grateful every single day that Grant was able to survive his leukemia. We know that he is alive today because of the extraordinary progress in pediatric cancer research over the past 50 years, in large part funded by generous private donors like you. We would be very grateful if you would consider making a donation in support of pediatric cancer research, in honor of survivors, loved ones lost, and those children who continue to battle every day. With your help, more kids like Grant will continue to survive and thrive. Donating is easy. Click here: https://profile.pmc.org/BW0120 (which will give you options to donate by credit card, by Venmo or through Fidelity Charitable Gift fund accounts) or you can send a check to me, payable to the Pan Mass Challenge, at 49 Hager Lane, Boxborough, MA 01719.

As always, I would be honored to ride in support or memory of your loved ones who have been touched by this terrible disease.

Thanks for your support,

Bill