2025

Dear friends, family and generous amazing past supporters -

On the weekend of 8/1-3 I will be cycling 192 miles from Sturbridge to Provincetown for my 7th year participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge(PMC) to raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. This will be the last year that the ride starts in Sturbridge so I expect it to be the PMC on steroids and more emotional than ever! Next year starts a new chapter from Worcester.

I feel fortunate that this year I didn’t lose anyone close to me to cancer but many amazing strong people dear to me are enduring treatment and/or the dreaded monitoring praying for clean scans. Can’t have enough fingers and toes to cross. And a couple of scary double mastectomy’s that some bad ass brave ladies tackled to say “Nope- not gonna get this girl!” to future breast cancer.

I will be riding for all of the friends and relatives who have battled so bravely over many years, and in honor of the human and furry friends and relatives who have moved on from the fight to a better existence.

I've made a commitment to raise the minimum $6,000 but my personal goal is $12,000. 100% of your donations go to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute to support care and research for cures. The PMC is the institute’s largest single contributor, raising more than 60 percent of the annual revenue at The Jimmy Fund. I know there are many out there who are struggling financially these days, if you are able to donate, anything you can contribute is greatly appreciated (and tax deductible).

Click on this link http://profile.pmc.org/RF0138 to donate. And hug those dear to you after you do :)

You can also go to https://www.pmc.org/ and click on Donate and put in my name, not many Ridgely’s out there..

Many thanks in advance, and with much love and gratitude,

Ridgely