2024: The year we FINALLY go for it! Participating in the Pan Mass Challenge has been on my bucket list for well over a decade and I am so excited to ride in my first ever PMC this year, alongside my husband Mike and Team Duncan, to help raise money for Dana Farber Cancer Institute. I want to be a part of the collective effort to drive funding for research, support those impacted by cancer and FIND. A. CURE.

We'll be cycling 186 miles from Sturbridge - Provincetown MA over two days: August 3rd + 4th. While this will be a challenge for us, I'll be reminding myself that it doesn't remotely hold a candle to the challenges cancer patients face and endure on a daily basis.

We all have been touched by cancer in one way or another and there are COUNTLESS folks in our lives that we ride in honor of and in memory of. This year, Mike and I are proud to ride in memory of our dear friends Bianca Palmieri (most fondly referred to as 'Anca' by our kiddos) and Matt DiTullio - two remarkable individuals who were so much more than their cancer diagnoses: kind-hearted people, dear friends, and devoted husbands and wives who both built and raised beautiful families that we love and cherish.

We are proud to honor their legacies in such a special way.

We're especially excited to have been invited to join Team Duncan, an inspiring group of cyclists with a mission to raise funds for care and research focused on breast and gynecologic cancer. We were recruited to join this incredible team by Matt's Aunt, Cindy DiTullio, who is riding in her 13th PMC! Her knowledge and veteran status has made her an invaluable resource and cheerleader as we navigate this new adventure. We're also pretty pumped to ride on Team Duncan alongside our friends, Ashley Mongeon and Nick Dalimonte - who just completed his own cancer treatments this spring!

Thank you for visiting my page and considering donating to this cause, where 100% of funds will go directly to cancer research at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Even the smallest of donations will make a remarkable impact and allow the medical teams at Dana Farber to work on finding innovative solutions, funding clinical trials and eventually finding a cure. 

Let's do this - together with your support and cheers, we'll make a difference!
Jacki

*** Mike and I would like to thank all of those who have participated in our fundraising efforts earlier this year during the Superbowl and March Madness as well! We had a lot of fun and appreciate all of your support so very much xo