This summer I'll be riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), a 2 day bike-a-thon fundraiser, riding over 160 miles from Boston to Provincetown. For the 5th year, I'm a proud member of Team Evan’s Crew, a group of family and friends that ride in memory of a sweet boy named Evan who died at the age of 11 from a rare pediatric brain tumor. A DIPG tumor is always fatal, usually within a year of diagnosis. There are no effective treatments, only clinical trials. Evan’s Crew raises money for Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston where Evan was treated. There is very little funding for rare cancers like this so we raise money to fund research and clinical trials for DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma). The Team has raised over $770,000 over the past 6 years. This year our goal is to surpass $1,000,000. Can you help us get there?

The Pan-Mass Challenge raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country and is Dana-Farber's single largest contributor. Evan would have been 18 years old this year. We want to honor him by surpassing the $1,000,000 dollar mark. To do this we have set our Team fundraising goal higher than ever, Evan’s Crew's goal is $230,000 this year. Please give generously if you can. Our mission is to spare other families this terrible heartbreak.

“I’ve been in this for 30 years, and you just watch these kids die with no alternative. It’s constant, constant turmoil and tragedy. It’s amazing to think you’re on the verge of something big.” Dr. Mark Souweidane, pediatric neurosurgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

Check out our Team page to learn more about Evan and why we ride

http://profile.pmc.org/TE0051

or our Facebbook page to see info about upcoming events

Pan-Mass Challenge:Team Evan's Crew Facebook page

or our Team website where you can link to studies funded with donations to the Evan T. Mandeville Fund

Evan's Crew Website

If you prefer not to donate online, you can also send a check made out to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Message me for more info.

Thank you!

Please remember to check with your employer to see if they offer a matching gift fund. 100% of all donations made to Team Evan's Crew will directly fund DIPG research at Dana-Farber through the Evan T. Mandeville DIPG Research Fund.