Ethan Forman's Ride
My Links
| Sue's Sea Glass Ride Ride in memory of Sue de Vries in Swampscott |
| North Shore Cyclopaths |
| The Salem News |
| The Eagle-Tribune |
| Sea Glass Ride 2010 Updated Web site for 5th Annual Sea Glass Ride |
Why I Ride ...
I'm 44 and riding in my seventh PMC. It's the same age Sue, a good friend and fellow PMCer, was four years ago when she died of breast cancer. I'm training hard and plan to ride from Sturbridge to Provincetown. See you on the roads.
UPDATE: We are again riding for Welles this year. Please look out for Team Wishing Welles as we go from Sturbrudge to Provincetown for little Welles, a former Swampscott boy who is battling cancer.
THANK YOU.
Please read past year's stories below:
2009 Thanks to my friend, James "Jimmy" Moineau, I'm riding for Team Wishing Welles this year. Welles, our pedal partner, is a 4-year-old Swampscott kid who lives a few blocks from me and who is going through Lance Armstrong-like chemo, Jimmy says. I'm torn because I'm stepping off the team Sue once rode for. I wish all the WOW3s well. Someday, I may rejoin them. This year, it is important for me to support a local family's efforts to beat cancer. How did we find out about Welles? Welles' mom wrote a simple 'thank you' letter to a local paper which prompted Jimmy to reach out to the family and form the Wishing Welles team. I'm just going to ride for them, and perhaps design our team shirt. Please support our ride this year. It's fitting that little Welles has dubbed Jim "Jimmy." What a fitting name for a guy raising money for the Jimmy Fund, which originally raised money to fight childhood cancer. Thanks for your support as I go the distance from Sturbridge to Provincetown.
2008 Please help me reach my goal of raising in this year's Pan-Mass. Challenge. I need help as time is running out. The money you raise goes to help cutting edge research get off the ground at Dana-Farber, helping to save and prolong the lives of cancer patients. Please give by making an egift donation using the button on the right. See you in Provincetown!!
2007 Time for No. 4 for the Formans. This year I will ride in Memory of Sue de Vries, who we are all in shock about not having around any more. But this year I'm riding for my dad, Hyman Forman, who has diagnosed with cancer three days before he died. He was too sick to diagnose, because of the need for biopsies and other intrusive tests. But why didn't doctors detect his cancer before? Why didn't they look to see if there was a history of cancer in the family. Modern medicine let my dad down. The story of my dad shows more needs to be done to diagnose and treat this disease. No. 4 is for the Formans. I need your help! (Below, I wrote last year and it sums up why I ride for Sue)
Sue died today, Thursday, April 20, 2006 My friend Sue de Vries's five year battle with cancer is over. A cancer survivor, she was the one who got me to ride in my first PMC in 2004. Last year, she rode 87 miles and we met up at lunch and again in Bourne. Little did I know then that this would be her last PMC. In her memory, I will ride 192 miles and raise as much as possible for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. It's a place where Sue was treated by some of the best cancer specialists in the world. Sadly, not even the best in modern medicine could save her life, which is why I'm appealing for you to give and to help make a difference in the lives of others. May my friend's death not be in vain. Ethan 4/20/06 I raised my goal this year. Thank you to everyone who helped make some meaning out of the senseless tragedy of Sue's death... See you on the roads! Thank you to my larisa, sophie and aveen for allowing me to train and ride. I love you. E.

Ethan's PMC Total
$2,395
Goal
$6,300
My Progress

My Online Supporters
| John Gilberg | $25 | Have a great ride for a great cause !!! | |
| Lori Barish | Ethan, you're the best! | ||
| Ethan Forman | $100 | This donation fulfills the one made by Miriam Kant | |
| Peter Amato | $25 | ||
| Keith Lucy | $50 | Way to go Ethan! | |
| Janet & Mark Lettich | $25 | Thank you Ethan. | |
| Sueanne Devries | $50 | Thank you! God bless you Ethan! Way to go! | |
| Kevin Dennehy | $50 |
My Rides
| 2010 | $2,395 | Sturbridge to Family Finish at Ptown (2-Day) |
| 2009 | $4,897 | Wellesley to Provincetown Inn (2-Day) |
| 2008 | $4,223 | Wellesley to Provincetown Inn (2-Day) |
| 2007 | $4,615.14 | Sturbridge to Wellesley (2-Day) |
| 2006 | $6,521 | Sturbridge to Family Finish at Ptown (2-Day) |
| 2005 | $4,476 | Sturbridge to Provincetown Inn (2-Day) |
| 2004 | $2,425 | Wellesley to Bourne (1-Day, Sat) |