Dear Friends,

First, thank you for your generous support over the past 7 years. In these 7 years your donations have surpassed $60,000. My goal for this year is to add another $10,000. I will again be riding the 2 – day 185 mile route from Wellesley, MA to Provincetown on August 3rd and 4th. My son Joseph will also be riding. This will be his first effort to do the 2 days. Feel free to visit his profile page under Joseph Gimilaro.

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 $1.5 million. See Doctor Anderson talk about MM and the PMC at https://vimeo.com/412419163. Ken is one of the foremost experts on myeloma 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 like you 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!

Thank you so much for all of your support!

Joe