Who hasn't been touched by cancer in some way? From my father who passed in 1980 from lung cancer and melanoma at 34 years old... to my sister... to my family and friends who have either faught themselves, or alongisde their immediate families... I'm a proud first-time 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. Last summer I bought myself a bike (it's pretty... green metalic lol) with the vague plan that if I bought myself a nice bike I would ride the PMC... And here I am! Planning to complete the full 2-day Sturbridge-Provincetown 186 mile ride!

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 rider raised dollar 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.