Dear Family and Friends,

During the weekend of August 2nd and 3rd, I will be riding approximately 170 miles from Wellesley to Provincetown with the Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) to raise money for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This will be my 8th year riding the PMC. I will be riding in honor of so many of you - my family and friends - who have been touched by cancer. This year I've committed to raising $10,000

I want to thank you for your ongoing support of my rides. Because of you, my total fundraising is over $81,000. I will ride with friends Mark, Tom, and John. This year we will be joined by Mark's daughter Sarah and son Dan.

My years of working at Dana-Farber have given me a front-row seat to the amazing care patients and families receive. There is no doubt in my mind that the money raised through donations to the PMC is saving lives at Dana-Farber and the cutting-edge research is saving lives worldwide.

The statistics are sobering, according to the American Cancer Society, nearly 2 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer this year alone, and over 600,000 will lose their lives to this disease. With potential cuts to research funding on the horizon, private donations to institutions like Dana-Farber become even more critical to maintaining the momentum in cancer research and ensuring that promising treatments continue to be developed and made available to patients who need them most.

I am riding as a member of PMC Team Crank. The money we raise will be matched by The Warren Alpert Foundation, up to a maximum of $750,000. Last year, as a team, we raised more than $1,000,000 for Dana-Farber!

Thank you for all your kindness and support! Wishing you all good health and many adventures.

Sam

PMC donations are tax deductible and 100% will go to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The PMC's tax ID / EIN is 04-2746912.