Pan Mass Challenge Fundraiser
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 11:41 am
August is coming which means the Pan Mass Challenge can't be far behind. We are once again sponsoring a team, Bryan's Bikers, and raising money for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in memory of my son, Bryan, who died from cancer in August of 2015. My older son Jeremy will once again be riding and here are some excerpts from his fundraising letters:
'Founded in 1980, the PMC is an annual bike-a-thon that now raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country. It started as Sturbridge-Provincetown at the tip of the Cape over two days, and now there are like 10 different route options. We started Bryan’s Bikers, a PMC fundraising team, in 2003 when my brother was first diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare cancer that occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones. We’ve had many amazing teammates over the years and together we’ve raised more than a million dollars!!
The PMC supports the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Thanks to corporate sponsorship every dollar raised by riders goes directly to Dana-Farber. And this year, the PMC plans to raise a ridiculous $66 million. I hope to raise at least $6,000. Last year, the PMC sent Dana-Farber $15.5 million specifically for research into pediatric cancer, like the one that took Bry’s life. It’s humbling to think that we’re part of what will someday be a cure.
In terms of the ride? This year I’m aiming for another one-day century: one day, 100 miles. I’ll be out on the roads from Wellesley to Bourne on August 6. I rode 60 miles today and only stopped for ice cream once!'
As always, thank you for your support and any amount you can contribute to this cause. You can make contributions here: https://profile.pmc.org/JB0432
'Founded in 1980, the PMC is an annual bike-a-thon that now raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country. It started as Sturbridge-Provincetown at the tip of the Cape over two days, and now there are like 10 different route options. We started Bryan’s Bikers, a PMC fundraising team, in 2003 when my brother was first diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare cancer that occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones. We’ve had many amazing teammates over the years and together we’ve raised more than a million dollars!!
The PMC supports the Jimmy Fund at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Thanks to corporate sponsorship every dollar raised by riders goes directly to Dana-Farber. And this year, the PMC plans to raise a ridiculous $66 million. I hope to raise at least $6,000. Last year, the PMC sent Dana-Farber $15.5 million specifically for research into pediatric cancer, like the one that took Bry’s life. It’s humbling to think that we’re part of what will someday be a cure.
In terms of the ride? This year I’m aiming for another one-day century: one day, 100 miles. I’ll be out on the roads from Wellesley to Bourne on August 6. I rode 60 miles today and only stopped for ice cream once!'
As always, thank you for your support and any amount you can contribute to this cause. You can make contributions here: https://profile.pmc.org/JB0432
