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.

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

Phil Krause passed on the 23rd, at 2:22 pm joined with his loving family in his last moments. He battled cancer and battled the vigorous chemo treatments but there is only so much the body can take. He is dearly missed by those who love him and have known him leaving an ingrained impact. Riding in his honor but forever in his memory.

Sincerely,

Joshua Cavanaugh