If you and I continue our generous giving this year, the Pan-Mass Challenge will have given over a billion dollars to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the 45 years of the ride. That makes the PMC the largest grossing single-event athletic fundraiser in the U.S. To put it the opposite way, think of all the protocols, drug trials, physicians, and laboratories that WOULD NOT EXIST without the billion dollars donated through the PMC. And since I am a patient at the Farber, it is entirely possible that I would not even be alive were it not for the commitment of thousands of cyclists to raise the money that discovered cures for my cancer.

My goal in this billion dollar year is to collect $30,000 to support the hospital that diagnosed me, treated me, and continues to monitor my multiple myeloma. Can you help me toward that goal? Every dollar you give goes directly to the Institute; not a penny is taken out for administrative costs. Just follow the prompts on this page to make a secure electronic donation. You can also send a paper check, if that works better for you.

Thanks so much!

- Rick