I ride to give a voice to the writer who we hear no more because of cancer; to celebrate the life of the brave young girl who fought cancer most of her young life; to keep the wheels spinning for a former riding partner who bravely fought cancer while continuing to give to the community and most of all for the cause of the PMC to support the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy fund, which research and develop treatments that have saved many lives.

We have all lost family and friends to cancer and we all hope that through the support of the Jimmy Fund by so many, through the PMC and otherwise, other loved ones will be saved in the future.. So I ride for my brother-in-law Andrew, my father-in-law Jim, a former cycling and soccer buddy Joe; and many good friends, Richard, Pam, Jean, Deb and too many others.

All of my rides have been with Team Cyclosaurass and each was an inspiring exprience. The coming together of so many people, riding, volunteering, and cheering along the road, all to support the Jimmy Fund and to honor loved ones lost was amazing! I began supporting the PMC over 15 years ago and I am happy to be able to ride the PMC and to reach out to many friends to contribute to the PMC Cause. I am lucky to be able to ride for these and others and I hope you can support my ride for this excellent organization. Please consider a donation of any size. 100% of your donation will go directly to the charities. Despite the pandemic in 2020 limiting the annual event to being virtual -- separate but together,  the 7000 riders and their supporters raised $50,000,000 for this good cause.

However, despite the wonderful work done to date much work remains to be done, so your contributions are vitally important. You may donate via my secure personal fundraising with page at HTTP:\\WWW2.PMC.org\EK0090, or by check payable to PMC, sent to me at Eric Krathwohl C/O Rich May, PC, 176 Federal St., Boston 02110. You will receive a receipt for tax purposes whether you donate online or by check.