Dear Family and Friends,

2020 was like no other year for all of us – separated from our families and friends, working from home or dressing in PPE to show up for work, zooming with loved ones and losing loved ones. With the vaccine reaching more and more people, we are hopeful and cautious as we continue to live our lives with the ups and downs presented by COVID19.

Because cancer neither cares nor takes a sabbatical, one thing that was unchanged in 2020 was our commitment to raising life-savings funds for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund. We do this through the Pan Mass Challenge, an annual cycling event that raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country. With your support, the PMC raised $50 million in 2020, representing 64% of the Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue and bringing the total funds raised to $767 million. As always, 100% of every rider-raised dollar goes to Dana-Farber.

Known as seed money, your PMC (www.pmc.org) contributions support the most pressing needs and promising developments at Dana-Farber. In so many cases, this early support has fostered the development of some of the most important advances made in cancer research. Recent advances have made possible the use of precise, tailored therapies to attack a growing number of cancers at the molecular level, yet personalized cancer treatments remain the exception and not the rule. Dana-Farber is poised to change this.

For 30 years, we have ridden in the PMC. 2021 will be no different. Our goal is to exceed last year’s contribution of $29,000. If you’ve sponsored us in the past, please consider increasing your donation. If this is your first year contributing, please consider a minimum donation of $100. Sponsorship is easy using the PMC’s secure server. Select the Donate button in the upper right corner of this page.

Each mile pedaled, each dollar raised brings us closer to a cure. For all of our families and friends, we are proud to be part of this challenge. Please help us help the Dana-Farber achieve its mission. Make your contribution today.Thank you!