Hello!

I'm a proud supporter of the PMC because it is leading a charge to beat cancer. Every year 100% of rider-raised revenue goes directly to support the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's tireless commitment to finding a cure.

Three things motivate my 2025 ride:

1. I ride in memory of my mother, Ida. She was diagnosed with late-stage multiple myeloma in September 2009 and passed away only 6 months later after enduring one round of targeted drug therapy that did not impact her cancer. She was an otherwise healthy 66-year-old with so much life ahead of her! My mother was treated at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In the15 years since she passed, treatment for multiple-myeloma has advanced significantly. Now patients can receive novel biologically based therapies or advanced CAR T-cell therapy. Dana-Farber has led the way with these new therapies and clinical trials, which have greatly increased the multiple myeloma prognosis for patients since my mother was diagnosed. I ride to fund multiple myeloma research.

2. I also ride because of the catastrophic cuts to funding for medical research in the United States under the current administration. These cuts threaten cancer research. This is especially true when the cuts are combined with the administration's attacks on Harvard, an important Dana Farber partner through the DF/Harvard Cancer Center Research Consortium, which provides shared resources and a collaborative environment for over 1,100 cancer researchers at 7 Harvard institutions. I ride to fund cancer research at DF and Harvard.

3. Finally, I ride because I know what it is like to lose a loved one far too soon. My wife of 25 beautiful years, Wendy, passed away almost three years ago, at only 53, from a sudden and unexpected heart attack. My daughters and I would give anything for more time with her ... a gentle touch, an encouraging word, an enthusiastic song. Cancer research, and the new cancer therapies that result, allow many families the gift of more time with their loved ones. I ride again to give others more precious time with their loved ones.

I thank you in advance for your generous donation! - Jon Wright