Last Wednesday evening, I was privileged to tour the new Yawkey Center at Dana-Farber. The building, which gives the Dana-Farber a new face on Brookline Ave., is the crown jewel of the recently completed seven-year $1.2 billion capital campaign. As many of you know, the PMC’s $183 million gift, accrued over that same period, was the lead gift.
You will be proud of this cutting-edge facility where, demonstrably at every turn, patients’ needs come first. From the waiting rooms to the infusion rooms to the quiet spaces like the healing garden, the Yawkey Center will provide comfort and compassionate care while inspiring hope - not only for the patients who seek help there, but for its staff as well.
All of us should feel proud of our role in making this dream building a reality. Congratulations and thank you.
”- Billy Starr
*click image to learn more about the DFCI Yawkey Center for Cancer Care
PMC Pedal Partners at the Children’s Museum in Boston
What a bike was meant to do
…the latest in a series of PMC videos from John Deputy
PMC Factsheet 2K10
About the PMC:
The Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual bike-a-thon, is a pioneer of the athletic fundraising industry and today raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country. The organization was founded in 1980 and has since raised $270 million for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The PMC is a model of fundraising efficiency. In 2009, for the third consecutive year, the PMC donated 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar directly to the cause. The PMC generates more than half of the Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue and it is Dana-Farber’s single largest contributor. Over 250,000 individual contributions were made to last year’s fundraising campaign.
The Ride:
The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is a fully supported bike-a-thon — with food and water stops, mechanical and medical assistance, luggage transportation, and lodging — that runs through 46 towns across Massachusetts. More than 5,000 cyclists are expected to ride this year. Cyclists choose from ten routes of varying mileage designed to cater to all levels of cycling strength and time availability. Two-day rides include the original 190-mile Sturbridge to Provincetown route; 180-mile Sturbridge-Bourne-Wellesley route; 163-mile Wellesley-Bourne-Provincetown route; the 153-mile Wellesley-Bourne-Wellesley route; the 157-mile Sturbridge-Bourne-Wellesley-Wellesley and the 131-mile Wellesley-Bourne-Wellesley-Wellesley. One-day riders cycle the 110-mile Sturbridge-Bourne route, the 84-mile Wellesley-Bourne route, and the 47-mile Wellesley-Wellesley Sunday loop. In 2010, cyclists are required to raise between $500 and $4,200 to ride in the PMC, depending on the chosen route.
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— Dedications from previous PMC campaigns —
2009: Joyce Brinner
2008: Elliott Chatelin
2005: Christine Benet, the wife of former partner Kelley Murphy
2004: Candace Achtmeyer
— Other dedications —
Gay Dalby Maher
Born February 16, 1928, was a single mother raising three young children who worked as a flight instructor when at age 37 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She selected “radical surgery” and unproven chemotherapy with the hope that she could raise her children Candace, Michael, and Nicole to adulthood. She recovered raised her children, taught people to fly, went back to college and received her undergraduate degree.
At age 50 shortly after her youngest Candace graduated from High School and a few months after she began her post graduate study in animal behavior she had a recurrence. The advances in treatment allowed her to travel, visit friends, write “The Joy of learning to Fly”, and see her first book published. She was lucky enough to live a full life in spite of her cancer. She died on April 7, 1981, age 53 due to complications from her disease, but her spirit lives on in all of us.
Reblogged from Bijan:
Last Monday, we heard terrible news. A good friend’s daughter was diagnosed with cancer. The girl is just 8 years old. It started with a fever that wouldn’t quit and after much testing they figured it out. She started chemotherapy last Wednesday. This family is one of the most caring bunch of people you have ever met. In fact, they were the first people we met when we moved here in 2001. Lauren met the mother in a playground when our oldest was 2.5yrs old at the time. We were in shock and then extreme sadness. We think about her every day and throughout the day. Lauren went to the hospital three times last week. On Friday, Lauren brought our daughter Ellie who is close friends with the girl. There have been moments during the week where Lauren and I just look at each other and we both start to well up and we just stop talking. RIght now, everyone is doing their best to be supportive and helpful to the family. It’s nice to see the community of friends and loved ones kick in. You can see everyone determined to stay confident that this little girl is going to beat this. We just know she will.
The Route: Sturbridge to Provincetown
The original first day route, Sturbridge to Bourne is the longest and most difficult leg of the event. The first 50 miles are quite hilly; riders face long grueling climbs as well as very fast descents. The last 60 miles are a combination of rolling hills and flats that if not for the first 50 miles, could be considered fairly easy.
This ride begins at 5:30 am and depending on pace and rest times, can last from 4 hours to 14 hours. Most riders arrive at MMA between 12:30 pm and 4:30 pm.
Riders begin by crossing the Bourne Bridge. From there, it is a combination of rolling hills and flats until they reach Truro. Once there, riders face several short, but fairly steep climbs. Riders then have a few more miles of rolling terrain before finishing.
This ride begins at sun up and depending on pace and rest times, can last from 3.5 hours to 9 hours. Most riders arrive in Provincetown between 10:00 am and 12:45 pm 
mileage day 1: 111 miles
mileage day 2: 81 miles
total ascent: 2,500 ft
it’s a marathon, not a sprint. well actually, it’s a bicycle race.
