Dear Family and Friends-

 This year will be my 18th year participating in the Pan Mass Challenge. As many of you know the PMC is a fundraising bike ride that raises money for cancer research and treatment at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. On Saturday August 3rd I will begin my 162 mile journey from Wellesley to Provincetown Ma.

Since my first PMC in 2007, I have successfully raised $225,193 for the Dana Farber, and aim to add 10K on to this number.

As many of you know, I lost my dear mom Myra Halpern to lung cancer in 2016 and am constantly reminded of the numerous ways cancer impacts thousands of other individuals through my work as a primary care physician at Newton Wellesley Hospital, and a member of my community. Since its inception in 1980, the PMC has raised $972 million for the Dana Farber, and will cross the $1 BILLION mark this year!!! I am honored and humbled to be amongst the heavy hitters contributing to this bottom-line year after year.

I know that there are many fundraising events that you are each being asked to support, but I also know professionally and personally how significantly the money raised by the PMC impacts cancer care and therapeutics not only locally, but worldwide. This year, I will once again ride on team 3G-coined for my friend Gregg, who is living a full life after being diagnosed and treated for adenocarcinoma of the lung.
AND my incredible husband Jeff Meyerhardt will bike WITH our team on the first day-marking his first REAL PMC (he did participate in 2020 but it was virtual due to covid so I choose to erase that!).

I am grateful to each one of you for all of your INCREDIBLE support over the years and thank you in advance for your consideration in 2024.

To support Liza: https://donate.pmc.org/LM0158

To support Jeff: https://donate.pmc.org/JM1067

 PMC donations are tax deductible and 100% will go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The PMC's tax ID / EIN is 04-2746912.

Thank you for your ongoing commitment!

Love, Liza