August 1, 2024

I’m looking for some help.  As a parent to teenagers, it’s as common a refrain at home as “Bueller?” and equally futile.  Fortunately, it’s not the lawn that needs mowing.  My ask is A LOT easier, particularly in this summer heat.  Would you sponsor my efforts to find a cure for cancer by donating to my ride in the 2024 Pan-Mass Challenge?  For the cognoscenti, you can skip the fluff and give here.  (YW Dan) https://profile.pmc.org/DV0010

This year’s ride is Aug. 3-4 and I’ll be fundraising (aka knocking on your door with a tin cup) for the next month to give you plenty of time to budget out your beer and wine allotment towards a better future for us all!  We benefit Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute by biking annually across Massachusetts from Sturbridge to Provincetown, 200 miles in two days, to raise awareness and funds that support all aspects of research and care at a world-class facility, where pioneering therapy and innovation are committed to changing how medicine treats cancer.  This is my 28th ride – I’m committed to that future, for sure.  I have also been doing this longer than either of our presidential candidates have been in politics.  Just sayin, that’s street cred for the giving crowd, which brings me back to the point.  WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT.  This is how it works – we ride, you give, we give, people live.  EVERY penny gets turned around and each cent matters.  I will do the hard part and you have all of August to collect laundry change, beach dollars, and lost inheritances as mid-year tax write-offs by giving to the world’s best cause.  Reminder – CLICK HERE https://profile.pmc.org/DV0010 to give.

This year, opening ceremonies on Friday 8/2 will be available to watch.  For a feel good, cheap date night idea, you really should.  Thank me later.  Or thank me in your donation note…  Either way, I promise you will come away with a smile and your heart lifted.  For those not in Sturbridge Friday night, they can watch the State of the PMC live on the PMC's YouTube and PMC Presents: Everyday Heroes live on WSBK-TV38 or on CBS News Boston – WBZ’s free streaming service, available on any device via the CBS News app, PlutoTV, or WBZ.com.  Starts at 6:30 EDT.  Any amount is awesome.  I know it’s a long letter, so you probably have scrolled past the link to donate.  Here it is again. https://profile.pmc.org/DV0010  Closer by the mile.

Damon

This year’s ride is for Tim.  Over 40 years of awesomeness.  Thank you for everything.