Dear Family & Friends –

I have joined Team LUNGSTRONG this year as a Virtual Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) rider. PMC is an annual bike-a-thon across Massachusetts benefiting lung cancer research at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Due to COVID, the ride is now virtual but the need to raise money to beat this terrible disease hasn’t stopped. We are at such an exciting time for Lung Cancer research – there has been more progress in lung cancer research in the past 5 years than there has been in the last 30 years!

I have a very personal reason for participating and wanting to raise money for Lung Cancer Research…. I’m celebrating 10 years as a Lung Cancer survivor! I’m participating to celebrate this milestone and to support and ride with my friend Diane Legg who founded LUNGSTRONG. Diane is a 15 year lung cancer fighter who works tirelessly bringing a voice and action to increase awareness and raise funds for lung cancer research. In the last 10 years, TEAM LUNGSTRONG has raised close to $3.5 Million! 100% of the money that Team LUNGSTRONG raises goes towards much needed Lung Cancer Research under the direction of Dr. Pasi Janne, Director of the Lowe Center of Thoracic Research at Dana Farber. Dana Farber has been leading the way in lung cancer research and we know that the money that Team LUNGSTRONG raises is helping them find a cure.

You can help us be a part of the solution to help raise funds for innovative research so that lung cancer is a treatable disease and no longer fatal! No donation is too small and if you are unable to donate - no worries, we appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers you send our way!

To donate to my PMC ride please click on URL: https://donate.pmc.org/SV0076.

You can also send a check made out to The Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) - 46 Amanda Road, Sudbury MA 01776

Thank You for Your Support!

Suzanne Vlahos, Team LUNGSTRONG