A huge thank you to the many friends and family members who have already made a contribution to my "Pan Mass Challenge Reimagined" ride of 2020.  Our ride will be taking place August 7 & 8, weather permitting, and a small group of us will be riding up the Seacoast to York, ME on Day 1.  We will complete the challenge with a series of 20-mile rides in the Plum Island/Newbury/Exeter NH area on our Day 2.

I had the pleasure of participating in a Team LUNGSTRONG call with Dr. Pasi Janne last night -- he is the doctor in charge of much of the lung cancer research at Dana Farber that has extended the lives of many lung cancer patients -- including my friend Diane Legg, the founder of LUNGSTRONG and a 15-year lung cancer survivor.  He expressed his gratitude to LUNGSTRONG for the money we raise -- and already this year, our 116-person team has raised $223,000 -- and let us know what a difference we are making.  There has been so much progress in the last 15 years, in treatments, clinical trials and outcomes.  And while our funds are dedicated specifically to lung cancer research, the medical breakthroughs and discoveries for lung cancer impact treatments for other cancers as well.

Billy Starr, the founder of the PMC, reminds us in his messages that "cancer doesn't take a year off so neither can we."  For that reason, your donations of any size are needed and welcomed in this unprecedented year when COVID19 has disrupted all of our lives.

Donations will be accepted up through October 1, 2020.   You can send me a check made out to the Pan-Mass Challenge (5 Ashley Dr. Amesbury MA 01913) or donate online at www.pmc.org and type Robin Schell where it says "Find A Rider".  Thank you!

Gratefully, 

Robin Schell

8-year Team LUNGSTRONG member for the Pan-Mass Challenge.