Hi all!

I'm proud to announce that I am riding in this year's 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 to a cure for cancer. On Saturday, August 2nd, alongside my great-hearted colleagues from Ropes & Gray, I will ride 120 miles across the state of Massachusetts.

As many of you know--and like many of you--cancer has affected many of my loved ones. I ride for them, for those like them who struggle against these horrible diseases, and for their families.

Since its founding in 1980, PMC riders 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 ride, and those of every kind soul riding with me, will make 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 year marks the 25th year that Ropes & Gray has fielded a team for the PMC, and I'm incredibly grateful and proud to ride alongside 35 other colleagues from four of our offices across the nation.

100 percent of every dollar I raise goes directly to Dana-Farber, meaning that your donation has a real impact! Please join me in donating to Dana-Farber and help me reach my fundraising goal.

Yours,

James