I'm a proud participant in the Pan-Mass Challenge - a bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country - to bring us Closer by the Mile to a cure for cancer.

Since its founding in 1980, PMC riders like me have raised more than $1 billion for lifesaving cancer research, treatment and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the country's top cancer care hospitals. My PMC is making a difference in the lives of patients at Dana-Farber and around the world. The funds I raise support the innovative work of doctors, nurses, and scientists in their search for cures for cancers and related diseases.

This is my first time riding in the PMC as a member of the Bay State Physical Therapy team and I am honored to be part of such a wonderful event that gives 100 percent of every dollar I raise directly to Dana-Farber, meaning that your donation has a real impact! I will be riding the 186 mile route from Sturbridge to Provincetown with a goal of raising $6,000! Any donations to my PMC fundraising are greatly appreciated and mean so much in helping me reach my goal!