I'm proud to be a first-time participant in the 2025 Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day bike-a-thon across Massachusetts from Sturbidge to Provincetown, to bring us Closer by the Mile to a cure for cancer.

The PMC raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country, donating more than $1 billion for lifesaving cancer research, treatment and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since its founding in 1980. The funds I raise support the innovative work of doctors, nurses, and scientists in their search for cures for cancers and related diseases.

This year I ride with 30+ of my colleagues as part of Team Ropes & Gray. Every one of us has our own personal reasons for riding, but we all pedal in the same direction - raising money to find a cure for cancer. I've watched as relatives and loved ones have faced down daunting diagnoses, have had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate their victories, and have felt the pain that's caused by losing someone to cancer.

Please consider donating to My PMC - where 100 percent of every dollar I raise goes directly to Dana-Farber - and coming out to support the riders on August 2-3!