Dear Family and Friends,

We're back!  This year Ron and I will be riding again--our 11th ride--from Wellesley to Bourne.  We've taken a couple of years off with summers filled with our sons' weddings and now 3 grandchildren.  My youngest brother, Jim Hanley, is riding for the first time, so we "veterans"--Ron and my brother, Paul--are joining him to share the experience again.  We still have the same silver bikes from our first ride in 2005. 

Writing this, I am thinking of all of the friends and family we know who are dealing with cancer every day. They and their families are a constant inspiration. Great advances have been made.  But I am also thinking about those we have lost to cancer over the 14 years that we have been involved with the PMC.  When we ride, we carry all of them with us. 

So we are back on the road again, on our 14 year old bikes and with my much younger brother, Jiim, who promises not to leave me in the dust.

We are all so committed to the work that is made possible by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Jimmy Fund, and we are grateful for any support you are willing to give to this wonderful organization. 
Thanks,
Maureen