This will be my 12th PMC.  The ride has always been personal to me, as I've witnessed the heroic struggle of friends and family battling cancer over the years.  As I count down the days toward this year's ride I find myself thinking about many of them. I'm also thinking about what our world looks like right now. The destructive nature of COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on the many inequities in regard to race and economic conditions in our nation and our world that many of us knew existed well before the pandemic. Through this lens I made two decisions over the past several months. First - I decided to join the PMC Board of Directors. I've always been proud to be a part of the PMC family, and this role will give me the opportunity to promote and support diversity and inclusion efforts by the PMC as well as Dana Farber's efforts to address critical needs in underserved communities.

I also made the decision to recommit to riding with Team Zakim on the Sturbridge to Bourne 110 mile route.  Formed in honor of Lenny Zakim to benefit the Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies at the Dana-Farber Institute, the Zakim Center offers cancer patients a range of integrative therapies to alleviate symptoms as they undergo treatment.

I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me in the past and ask you once again to support my ride and the work of Dana Farber. If you haven't made a contribution yet, please consider making one today. Thank you!