Dear Friends,
First, thank you for your generous support over the past 5 years. In these 5 years your donations have surpassed $42,000. My goal for this year is to add another $10,000. After two years of COVID induced detours I will be back to riding the standard 2 – day 185 miles from Wellesley, MA to Provincetown on August 6th and 7th.
My team, the Patriot's Peddlars will again earmark our fund raising to Dr. Ken Anderson's efforts to find a cure for Multiple Myeloma. Last year we raised over $1.3million. See Doctor Anderson talk about MM and the PMC at https://vimeo.com/412419163. Ken is considered one of the foremost experts on MM in the world and his lab has been critical to the development of many of the treatments developed over the past 20 years. He is also Susan's oncologist.
When Susan was diagnosed in 2011 life expectancy was only 3-5 years and there was only a hand full of effective treatments. Today, thanks to the efforts of researchers and donors there are over a dozen treatments and life expectancy has more than tripled. Yet, there is still no cure.
My ask is that you help fund the last miles to finding a cure. The finish line is in sight. Any donation, large or small, is greatly appreciated!
Sarah and Joseph are also riding this year and soliciting their friends and many of you. If you've donated to them, please do not feel you need to donate to me.
Thank you!
Joe
