June 2, 2025

Dear Family and Friends 

I am back at it again this year.  I will be riding my 18th Pan Mass Challenge - PMC - ride this year.  I took last year off due to bad knees but I had bilateral knee replacements and I am back in the saddle and riding better than ever.    

The ride will take place on August 2 & 3.  I will be riding on Saturday from Babson College ,Wellesley to the Mass Maritime Academy in Bourne for 85 miles.  I am pretty excited about returning to this ride.  As always lets pray for no rain, as I remind you of how much I do not like riding in the rain.

This year I will be riding for a former colleague Dr. Zinner, whom some of you may know.  Last year, he was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer and has been on chemotherapy since.  So far he is doing well.  For so many years I rode for our patients never thinking one day I would be riding for him.   

I will also be riding for a close friend’s dad who also has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.  He has spent that last two years undergoing chemotherapy, radiation and surgery,  My friend is actually my long time personal trainer and coach.  When I first made a decision to ride my first PMC ride, he encouraged and coached me.  His support over the last 25 years has been invaluable. 

I hope you all have been well over the past couple of years.  I did not get to ski much this year due to recovery from my knees but when I was able to finally ski a few times it was great.  Instead I spent my time working in the Ski Rental Shop. I worked harder there than teaching skiing ??  I continue to enjoy my retirement biking again, golfing, hopefully some hiking and much more traveling this year.  

As a reminder, all of the money the PMC riders raise goes to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  I am back on Team Perry this year.  The money raised by the Team goes directly to the Gastrointestinal Cancer Center at DFCI.  Even though it is earmarked here, the research they have done has benefited many other cancers.  

I have stated this in previous letters but it continues to be true, cancer research has definitely saved many lives and helped others to live longer.   Dr. Zinner is still doing fairly well and my friend’s father is also doing well.  Also my sister-in-law who received CAR T Cell therapy in 2019, continues to be cancer free today.

Although I no longer work in the cancer world, I remain well aware of how cancer continues to affect many people. I am also aware that the research the Dana Farber has done and continues to do has saved many lives.  So I am asking for your donation to support my 18th PMC ride.  Any amount is truly appreciated.

Donations can be done a few different ways this year.  One way is to go to PMC.org, click donate and then put my name in.  Here you have options to donate - Donor Advised Funds and a Bank Account which do not have any fees.  You can also donate by a credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay.  These have a fee charged.  Also you can send a check to my home address.  
Jean Landry
19 Jaclyn’s Way
North Billerica MA 01862 

Again, thanks so much for your donations and for your support over the years. I look forward to riding again this year.  Will let you know how I do after the ride.  

Thanks again 

Jean