Family and Friends,

This August 2nd and 3rd, for the 30th time (!! - - I have reached a milestone, a milestone that might possibly be my last PMC, but let me reserve that for now), I will be riding the Pan Mass Challenge, to raise funds for the Dana Farber Cancer Center and Children’s Hospital in Boston. The support provided by the PMC to these institutions continues to be huge and irreplaceable - - PMC donations totaled in excess of $75 million last year.

The PMC is the single largest fundraising event, by far, of its kind, and every penny raised goes to Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital; the costs incurred in producing the ride are fully absorbed by rider registration fees and business sponsorships. My PMC team, Pedals for Pediatrics, continues to direct its funds to research, education, and treatment for children with cancer, including amenities for family members while their children are hospitalized. The good that comes from the funds we raise, for people under tremendous challenge and stress, is palpable.

I am doing something additional this year (maybe in honor of my 30th PMC ride?). I am also riding Obliteride, a very similar fundraising ride, based in Seattle, where my daughter Jessica and her family live. That ride is one day, a week after the PMC, raising funds for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (also a 501(c)(3) organization, donations to which are tax-deductible; its tax ID / EIN is 91-1935159). I am hoping that I can count on my loyal and generous donors to contribute also to my Obliteride ride. The Obliteride fundraising requirement is much lower than the PMC requirement, and I might suggest that as you donate to my PMC, you simultaneously donate, say, an additional 1/5 to Obliteride. An example of that might be a $500 PMC donation and a $100 Obliteride donation.

Please donate generously. You may make your donation using either of the links below, or if you prefer, checks can be made payable to the PMC and/or to Obliteride and mailed back to me at my home (brand new; my wife and I just moved), 210 Nahanton Street, Newton Centre, MA 02459.

https://egifts.pmc.org/PMC/FA0002

https://secure.fredhutch.org/goto/FA0002

I cannot thank you enough for your unflagging support, encouragement and inspiration.

Frank

PMC donations are tax deductible and 100% will go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The PMC's tax ID /EIN number is 04-2746912.

The Pan-Mass Challenge only uses your personal information to thank you and will not share it with any other organizations.