I am reaching out to share something very personal. This August 2nd and 3rd, I will be riding with seven other family members to honor my wife , Debbie . We will ride 81 miles each day, starting in Boston and ending in Provincetown. The ride is sponsored by the Dana Faber Cancer Hospital , it’s called the Pan Mass Challenge.

In September 2023 our lives were turned upside down with a devastating diagnosis of a glioblastoma Multiforme, GBM. Since then she has faced every challenge, multiple surgeries, radiation, chemotherapy , and now immunotherapy, with incredible resilience, determination, grace,and dignity. Her courage inspires me every day. She remains positive and optimistic through it all. Her strength motivates me to do everything I can to support her and others with this disease.

So I am riding to stand by Debbie- to honor her journey, to raise awareness, and to support cancer research, so that one day, others will have better treatments, more hope, and more time. Thank you for supporting me, Debbie, and helping make a difference.

My goal is to raise $6000 dollars for Cancer Research . So any amount of donations will be greatly appreciated. Every dollar donated goes directly to Dana Faber cancer research. You can go to Pan Mass Challenge website , (PMC.org) any donate under my name Ken Picillo or my I’d number KP0323.

I am a proud 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.

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 dollar I raise 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.