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Members of the media may contact Jackie Herskovitz at (617) 269-7171 or jackie@pmc.org with questions or to schedule interviews.

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PMC Record Gift

Pan-Massachusetts Challenge contributes a record
$37 million to the Jimmy Fund

BOSTON – The 2012 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) raised $37 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. The 2012 fundraising total is $2 million more than the PMC gave in 2011 and brings its 33-year Jimmy Fund contribution to $375 million.

A Walk in the Woods Leads to Nation's Most Successful Bike-a-Thon

BOSTON: Surprisingly, it was a cold, wet, and often lonely walk in the woods that inspired the philosophy behind the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon for charity, the Pan-Mass Challenge.

2012 PMC Rides Toward $36 Million Goal

In 2011, the PMC generated 60 percent of the Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue and it was Dana-Farber’s single largest contributor. Over 230,000 individual contributions were made to last year’s fundraising campaign. In 2012, PMC cyclists will ride with the goal of raising $36 million for Dana-Farber.

Pan-Mass Challenge Donates $35 Million to Dana-Farber

The 2011 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) raised $35 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. The 2011 fundraising total is $2 million, or 5.7 percent, more than the PMC gave in 2010 and brings its 32-year Jimmy Fund contribution to $338 million.

Billy Starr - Founder & Executive Director of the PMC

Billy Starr founded and leads the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, the most successful athletic fundraising event in the nation. Since 1980, the PMC, a 190-mile bike-a-thon, has contributed $338 million to cancer research. By 1984, the PMC had established itself as the largest grossing fundraising event for the Jimmy Fund, New England’s most popular charity.

32ND Annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Rides Toward $34 Million Goal

The 32nd annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge was a great success for the quarter of a million contributors, riders, and volunteers who participated. The millions of dollars raised to support cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund will benefit pediatric and adult cancer patients around the globe.