The 2011 PMC will be my fifth consecutive year participating in this remarkable event.   As has been the case in prior years, I will be riding with Team Xaverian.  Last year, Team Xaverian raised over $56,000 which was our largest donation since its inception in 2007.  To date, Team Xaverian has raised over $150,000 for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.  Our mission revolves around the community focused and charitable ideals taught at Xaverian Brothers High School (XBHS - Westwood, MA).

 

The funds raised by Team Xaverian are directed to support the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Outcomes practice within Dana Farber.  This practice was formed by Dr. Christopher Turner who is a 1985 graduate of XBHS and is currently led by Dr. Peter Manley.  A major thrust of Dr. Manley's group is the integration and socialization of child and young adult brain cancer suvivors.  The funds you donate to myself and Team Xaverian are used exclusively to provide comprehensive services to improve the quality of life for brain cancer suvivors.

From a personal standpoint, I continue to dedicate my individual ride to my mother who, three years ago, successfully beat ovarian cancer and my father who successfully fought prostate cancer several years ago.  Fortunately, both my mother and father today remain healthy cancer survivors.  I also have special dedications to my cousin Billy, who unfortunately lost a long arduous battle with pancreatic cancer, my uncle Jackie, who passed away last year as a result of throat cancer, Jim, a close friend who successfully survived cancer he contracted as a result of his service in Vietnam and Caren, another close friend who four years after undergoing cancer surgery, continues to enjoy good health.

Thank you for your support.

Brian