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19 from Medford to Ride in Pan-Mass Challenge
Medford residents to participate in annual fundraiser.
The following was submitted by the Pan-Mass Challenge:
A total of 19 Medford resident will pedal their way into fundraising history as participants in the 33rd annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge in August.
They will be among 5,500 cyclists who will ride across Massachusetts with the collective goal of raising $36 million to support adult and pediatric cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund.
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PMC riders range in age from 13 to 88. Some are seasoned tri-athletes while others are weekend warriors having trained for this event alone. Most PMC participants ride in honor of a family member or friend lost to, or being treated for, cancer. All share a passion and desire to one day find a cure for the disease. The average PMC cyclist trains for three months, solicits 40 sponsors, and raises more than $6,000. Doctors ride alongside their patients; grandparents ride with their grandchildren; and others show support from the sidelines in the form of donations and cheers. More than 300 riders are cancer survivors or current patients.
“The PMC is the gold standard of athletic fundraising events,” says Billy Starr, Pan-Massachusetts Challenge founder and executive director. “PMCers are as committed to raising money for cancer research as they are to pedaling the miles. PMC cyclists are all heart and soul.”
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During PMC weekend, individual cyclists become part of one family. The camaraderie shared by 5,500 cyclists, more than 3,000 volunteers, and thousands of spectators, is one reason cyclists from 36 states and eight countries return to Massachusetts each August to participate in the PMC.
The challenge takes place Aug. 4 and 5. The following riders from Medford will participate:
Last Name
First Name
City/Town:
State:
Berry
Sam
Medford
MA
Brown
Geraldine
Medford
MA
Buckle
Jessica
Medford
MA
Chinetti
Kathryn
Medford
MA
Chinetti
Peter
Medford
MA
Ditullio
Cindy
Medford
MA
Eves
Todd
Medford
MA
Falvey
Sean
Medford
MA
Hilliard
Bryan
Medford
MA
Kirkpatrick
Stacy
Medford
MA
Lamothe
Marie-Claude
Medford
MA
Mentz
Karl
Medford
MA
Modica
Tom
Medford
MA
O'Connell
Michelle
Medford
MA
Pino
Stephanie
Medford
MA
Sullivan
Richard
Medford
MA
Thomas
Amelia
Medford
MA
Welch
John
Medford
MA
Holmes
Bob
West Medford
MA
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