Thank you for supporting my 1st Pan-Mass Challenge ride! On August 2nd and 3rd, I, along with thousands of riders, will cycle 192 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown to directly support the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in their tireless commitment to finding a cure for cancer.

This year I am honored to join the Cape Cod Sea Camps team and my dad, Mike, as he rides for his 25th year. His dedication to this cause is my inspiration, and I hope to be able to continue his legacy. As a former camper at CCSC, I grew up cheering on my dad and the team at Da Hedge almost every summer. I even had the opportunity to volunteer for a couple years at the finish line in P-town, helping give food and water to riders and as a lug-nut with riders' luggage.

100 percent of every dollar I raise goes directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to fund lifesaving cancer research, treatment, and patient care. The PMC raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country, thanks to donations from people like you! Since it's founding just 45 years ago, PMC riders have raised over $1 billion to support the search for cures for cancer and related diseases.

I am riding in memory of those who have left us and in honor of those still fighting and those who have won their battle. I am riding for my friends and family members whose lives have been affected by cancer. Together, we are stronger, and together, we are closer by the mile.