On the first weekend in August, I will be riding 135 miles in the Pan-Mass Challenge (my 3rd PMC) with a goal to raise $5,500.00 for Dana-Farber Institute and Dr. Ken Anderson's Multiple Myeloma Research.

I'll be riding again this year with my daughter Gianna, cousin Colin, mom (a Living Proof Cancer survivor and 18yr PMC rider), Patriot Platelet Pedalers (PPP) teammates, and 6,000 other cyclists in this years Pan-Mass Challenge.

I was motivated to start riding after losing my dad to lung cancer in November 2018. I registered for the PMC in January 2019 (with zero experience and no bike), and after hundreds of miles of training I successfully completed my first 89 mile PMC ride that August. Last year, my 2nd PMC, despite COVID I rode 135 miles over 3 days and raised over $4,000.

The PMC is personal to me because of my experience with Dana-Farber and the doctors and nurses that supported my dad when he was fighting cancer. I continue to ride and fundraise because I want to pay it forward to help those that are fighting this terrible disease and need the help of the doctors and staff at Dana-Farber and to support the advances they're making towards a cure for cancer.

Since 1980, the PMC has been a major contributor to Dana-Farber, and was it's largest single contributor last year, the PMC is responsible for more than 64 percent of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue. With survival rates going up every year, progress in curing cancer is increasing each year, and Dana-Farber is at the forefront of that progress. Because every dollar matters, 100 percent of your donation will go directly to Dana-Farber.

Thank you, in advance, for your kind and generous support in helping ame and this great cause!

Michael