On August 1st and 2nd I will participate in my 5th Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC)  by raising a minimum of $4,300 and cycling 192 miles on the Sturbridge to Provincetown route.

Most people ask, “How many times are you going to do this? Why Ride? ” The answer is this:  As long as I feel like I’m making a difference, I’ll ride.  As long as I feel like I’m doing my part in the battle against one of the world’s deadliest adversaries, I’ll ride.  It’s an event that is unmatched when it comes to commitment, physical fitness, and emotion.  Cancer isn’t just a disease or a word, it breaks down people’s will to live and it weakens their ability to hope.  I ask that you help me give people a reason to hope.  Not just for a cure, but for a better quality of life in the meantime.  Whether it be improved treatments, nicer facilities, or just a just reason to smile knowing that strangers care.  I would like to thank you in advance for your support.

The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is an annual bike-a-thon that today raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country. The organization was founded in 1980 by Billy Starr who remains the executive director. The PMC has since raised $375 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. In 2012, the PMC gave a record gift of $37 million. The PMC pioneered the athletic fundraising industry and is today a model of fundraising efficiency. The event donates 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar directly to the cause. In 2012, the PMC generated 52 percent of the Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue and was Dana-Farber’s single largest contributor. More than 233,000 individual contributions were made to last year’s fundraising campaign. 

Please donate to to my ride to help fight the battle we face against Cancer!