Dear Family, Friends, sailors and coworkers.

I am writing to ask for your generosity again this year to support our bike ride in the 44nd Pan Mass Challenge. Each year, we raise funds to support the terrific work of Dana Farber Cancer Institute in treating cancer and their research to find a cure for this deadly disease. This will be my 5. year with my daughter Elena and son Niklas.

This year again we plan to cycle on a “reimagined” ride - a “century” ride along the coast of New Hampshire and Maine on Saturday August 2.

We will again ride together as “Team Stuie” a total of 16 riders! I am proud that again this year Elena and Niklas are joining the team.

I hope that you’ll join us in supporting this cause again this year. One reason to support the PMC is your own or your friends’ or family’s personal encounters with cancer. Another reason is that 100% of every dollar raised by PMC riders goes directly to Dana-Farber’s cancer research and treatment. This is a real model of fund-raising efficiency.

Will you please help? How much you give is a very personal thing. Please give what feels right to you. Whatever you give will go much further than you think. It’s all about strength in numbers. This is “our” battle because cancer really does touch us all.

There are 3 ways to donate:
(1) Mail a check payable to “PMC/Jimmy Fund” to Lars Svenstrup, 18 Brightman Ave, 02878 Tiverton RI
(2) Donate online at www.pmc.org (just click the red “donate” button and enter Lars Svenstrup or my ID # LS0288
(3) Just go directly to this link http://www.pmc.org/profile/LS0288.