Dear Friends and Family,

Since I had emergency spinal surgery in late June, unfortunately I will not be able to ride in the Pan-Mass Challenge cancer fundraiser this year as I am unable to bike, not even able to walk much and still in continued pain. However, I am still committed to the cause of funding ways to treat and eventually cure cancer once and for all.

If you haven't already, please consider making a donation. Your donation is especially appreciated and meaningful this year because of government cutbacks to cancer research by the National Institute of Health.

The Pan-Mass Challenge raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country. 100% of all money raised funds cancer research and provides Dana-Farber's doctors and researchers with the necessary resources to discover cures for all cancers.

Despite the cutbacks, Dana Farber is forging forth and making significant strides in treating and curing cancer and sharing their ground breaking treatments with hospitals and cancer centers all over the world.

Thank you very much for your support as we get closer by the mile for finding a cure.

Yvonne

Team Velominati, Pan-Mass Challenge