Dear family, friends and colleagues,
For the 12th straight year I have made the personal commitment to raise $4,000 for cancer research by riding in the 2019 Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). I am training now to ride the first weekend in August when I will join 6,000+ cyclists in the 40th annual PMC, an annual bike-a-thon across the state of Massachusetts that raises money for research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
I started riding back in 2007 after my father passed away from lung cancer. The PMC has been a way for me to honor and remember him but also spread cancer awareness. It has been a blessing to have been a part of this special event and I could not have done this without your support, so thank you!
The PMC raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country, $654 million since it started in 1980 and a record $56 million last year alone! 100% of every dollar donated goes directly to the cause.
My riding team, The Silver Fox Riders have contributed in excess of $200,000 since we started riding and we look to build on that success again this year. Your donation is tax deductible with 100% going directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, every penny matters and is appreciated!
Donations can be made at http://www.pmc.org/profile/RF0082
Lastly, our team jersey dons the names of loved ones that have been touched by this disease. If you would like to dedicate your donation to someone dear, please include his or her name in a note or in the memo of your check. Our team will add the names onto our jerseys in the hopes that the power of this effort will bring comfort to those affected by this disease.
I thank you in advance for your kindness, generosity and prayers. We are all in this together and together…we can win this fight against cancer. FC!
Sincerely,
Ryan
Riding in memory of all affected:
DAD, Giovanni Volpe, Peter Lindblom, George Gianelis, Ralph Finlayson, Kathleen Boothbay, Dave Morgan, Jerry Remy, Marie Cochrane, Peggy Lynch, Sergio Melini, Lou Boyle, Bill Cochrane, Tim Crepeau, Bruno Melini, Jack Hogan, Theresa Kelley, Bill Killgoar, Cliff Boyce, Susie Phillips, Terry Bittle, Heidi Moyer, Roland Marx, Steve Whalen, Red Sexton, John Joslyn, Janet Ballantine, Adele Rieger, Michelle Cantin, Rhonda Sharp, Myrna Colten Gillette, Al Groppi, Ernie Evans, Martha Evans, Peg Killgoar, Anton Granfors, Hailey Pease, Michelle Minyard, Kent St. Vrain, James Conway, Nazare Perrira, Susan Giannetti, Gary Burnette, Jack Manning, Shawn McCarthy, Peter Marchetti, Peter Scoba, Bobby Marx, Kathy Janse, Domingo Cardoso, Cheryl Fankopf, Belle Bradley, MaryJoe Kennan, Joanne Novin, Roberta Barber, Dennis Donahue, Fran McLean, Joseph Vesey, Bill Nolan, Mary Hubler, Bob Leibowitz, Kristin Eldridge, Chip Bishop, David Solomon, Lee Winslow, Andrew Lawson, Ralph Phillips, Jack Killgoar, Chris Ayers, Bernie Ackerman, Lynn Leibowitz, Cecilia Vachon & Sergio Fonseca.
