On the first weekend in August, I will once again join thousands of cyclists participating in the 2023 Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), an annual bike-a-thon that raises money for research and care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) in Boston. Please consider donating to my fundraising for this incredibly important cause!

While we continue to make progress in fighting cancer, it still impacts so many of us. I started riding the PMC 19 years ago when my father-in-law passed away from lung cancer. My father has lived for years with bladder cancer and was recently also diagnosed with prostate cancer. When the PMC a started in 1980, there were fewer than five million cancer survivors in the world. Today, there are more than 17 million, a result of the advancements in treatment and research - many of which were developed at Dana-Farber.

100% of your donation goes to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dana-Farber has been recognized as one of the top three cancer centers in the world and the #1 pediatric cancer program in the US.

I am thrilled to once again be riding the original 2 day, 186 mile Sturbridge to Provincetown route, along with a Stockbridge/state line to Sturbridge ride the day before - for a full “pan-mass” experience.

You can make an online donation via the Donate to My Ride button above.

If you prefer to donate by check, please make the check payable to “PMC” and mail it to me at:

Peter Floss

32 Shaker Lane

Littleton, MA 01460

Any donation you can make will be very much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Peter