NEEDHAM – On August 5 and 6, more than 6,000 runners from around the world, including 81 residents of the Greater Newburyport area, will pedal in the 44th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). These riders will come together with the common goal of raising a record $70 million for cancer research and patient care at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber).
If successful, this would be the largest gift Dana-Farber has ever received, bringing PMC’s total contribution to the fight against cancer to $970 million since 1980.
As the nation’s most successful sports fundraiser, the fully supported bike-a-thon features one- and two-day routes, from 25 to 211 miles, designed to cater to all levels of cycling and fundraising ability. For the 17th year in a row, 100 percent of every dollar raised will be donated directly to Dana-Farber to support life-saving cancer research and treatment. The PMC accounts for more than 60 percent of the Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue as Dana-Farber’s largest single contributor.
“The steadfast commitment of the PMC community year after year continues to inspire me,” said Billy Starr, PMC founder and executive director. “With our sights set on a record fundraising target for PMC 2023, I am grateful for the continued support of all PMC runners, volunteers, donors and sponsors and can’t wait to see everyone on the road together this August .”
Riders and volunteers will travel from 43 states and 8 countries to participate in the PMC Ride Weekend festivities in Massachusetts. Most participate in honor of a family member or friend battling cancer, and 950 riders and volunteers are cancer survivors or current patients, considered living proof of the PMC mission. There are also 150 Dana-Farber employees committed to the cause as riders and volunteers, in some cases to fund their own cancer research.
The PMC is co-presented by the Red Sox Foundation and M&T Bank. To make a financial contribution to a broker in your city or to register as a broker, visit www.pmc.orgor call (800) WE-CYCLE.
Here are the local brokers in the Daily News area:
Amesbury (13)
Jamie Backstrom
Katherine Brown
Shea DiFazio
Robert DiFazio
Diane Legg
David Legg
Margaret McCarthy
Patty Mellon
Mike Mellon
Aaron Millett
Emily Olmstead
Robin Schell
Matthew Walsh
By field (5)
Richard Kmiec
Kimberly Rock
Brynn Woessner
Thomas Woessner
James Wogan
Georgetown (8)
James Davenport
Ryan Dix
Bob Holmes
Billy McSheffrey
Mark Ostrowski
Mark Seaver
Harry Takis
Jeff Tellier
Merrimac (3)
Linda Carpino
Jon Ciccone
Whitney Grace
Newbury (7)
Deb Avery
Nancy Forristall
Wesley Forsyth
Todd Gustafson
Jack Gustafson
Sarah Wigglesworth
Wes Wigglesworth
Newburyport (27)
Susan Allen
Kent Allen
Michael Barlow
Jake Barlow
Ken Brown
Bree Buxbaum
Marc Cendron
Nicholas Corvinus
Lisa Davidson
Justin Doyle
Michael Green
John Harding
Matthew Jacobs
Andrew Landers
Nancy Lauricella
Thomas Mahon
Peter McNamee
Michelle Norton
Kathy Oneil
Steve Riggins
Barbara Riley
Alan Silverman
Greg Silverman
Jeffrey Sims
Frank Smietana
Todd Stringer
Ben Wetman
West Newbury (5)
Cindy Ditullio
Cathy Ellis
William Pabst
Miquel Trotta
Matthew Warden
Rowley (8)
Ken Daniels
Kristen Donoghue
Tom Finn
Yancy Lent
Johanna Quaresma
Emma Morland
Erik Morland
Susan Scheuer
Salisbury (1)
Charles Flynn
Seabrook (3)
Michael Jeans
James Roach
Joy Young
South Hampton (1)
Careyanne Davis
About the Pan-Mass Challenge
The Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is a bicycle race that today raises more money for charity than any other sporting fundraising event in the world. The PMC was founded in 1980 by Billy Starr, who remains the event’s executive director, an annual rider and fundraiser.
Since then, PMC has raised $900 million for adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. The event donates 100 percent of every dollar raised by runners directly to the cause, generating more than 60 percent of annual revenue for the Jimmy Fund as Dana-Farber’s largest contributor.
The PMC has successfully combined the support of committed cyclists, volunteers, corporate sponsors and individual contributors, all of whom are essential to the PMC’s aim and model: to achieve maximum fundraising efficiency while increasing his annual gift. PMC’s hope and aspiration is to provide Dana-Farber physicians and researchers with the resources needed to discover cures for all cancers.
For more information, visit www.pmc.org.
