Hello friends and family! This year I have decided to ride the Pan Mass Challenge in honor of my grandaughter Maddie who has been undergoing treatment for Acutre Lymphoblastic Leukemia for the last 2 years at RIH/Dana Farber. I am also riding in honor of my son Gavin who has a growth hormone secreting pituatary tumor who was treated at Dana Farber as well. I also ride in honor of my good friend Mikes niece Hadley who has been diagnosed with an inoperable glioblastoma. Hadley is just 7 years old and is also being treated at Dana Farber. I also ride in memory of my dear friend Tom Novak who lost his battle with a rare type of lung cancer and in memory of my almost step brother Joshua Mahoney who also sadly lost his long fought battle with brain cancer. The Pan-Mass Challenge - a bike-a-thon that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country - to bring us Closer by the Mile to a cure for cancer.

Since its founding in 1980, PMC riders like me have raised more than $1 billion for lifesaving cancer research, treatment and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, one of the country's top cancer care hospitals. My PMC is making a difference in the lives of patients at Dana-Farber and around the world. The funds I raise support the innovative work of doctors, nurses, and scientists in their search for cures for cancers and related diseases.

100 percent of every dollar I raise goes directly to Dana-Farber, meaning that your donation has a real impact! Please donate to my PMC fundraising and help me reach my fundraising goal.