On August 4-5, 2012 I will be riding my fifth Pan-Massachusetts Challenge; 192 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown.  This year I will be joined by 12 other colleagues from Team Natixis.        
         

     My efforts in this event are dedicated to a very dear friend - Traci Guba, who lost her battle with stage 4 breast cancer on December 31, 2011.  Traci had been fighting her cancer since 2007, living longer than anyone expected.  As determined as she was, this disease overcame her will and ability to live, slowly taking her life away.  She leaves behind a loving daughter Alison (13) and her husband Randy.  Please join me to recognize those that have fought or fallen victim to this disease by making your contribution to this cause.  I am extremely grateful and thankful to have had such extraordinary support from my sponsors in the past and hope that you can find a way to participate again this year.  To make a donation here are your options. 

• Online e-gifts can be made by clicking on the "Donate to my Ride" box. 
  
• If you prefer to send in a check, please make it out to The Jimmy Fund and mail it to me at 55 Berkshire Road, Needham, MA 02492. 
  
• If your employer has a matching gift program, please consider submitting your donation for a corporate match.  This is a great way to provide additional support for this important cause. 
  
• For reference purposes my e-gift id is MK0166. 
  
• To make a donation to Team Natixis please use e-gift id TN0039. 
  

     Finally, it's a PMC tradition to pin list on your cycling jersey of those around you who have fought cancer, so if there is a cancer victim or survivor you would like me to include, please let me know.