Martin Middelmann's Ride
I learned so much from last year's ride...
PMC #2!
This year I will be riding in my 2nd Pan-Mass Challenge ride on August 7th & 8th, the 2 day 190+ mile route.
If you would like to read that story you can find it here: My 2009 PMC Story.
The ride itself was only 2 days, the journey it took me on is life long. I learned a great deal about how cancer has affected the people in my life.
- Right before my 20th High School reunion I reconnected with a good friend from school who wasn’t going to be attending. His reason: his wife had just recently passed away from cancer and he needed to be home with his 7 year old son.
- I’ve also learned about another classmate whose family has been battling Multiple Myeoloma (blood cancer).
- I learned through FaceBook that someone I dated briefly is a cancer survivor.
- I also reconnected with a former college roommate who has just recently been battling Multiple Myeoloma.
- My Mother is a cancer survivor.
- My Uncle Martin died of Stomach cancer in 2005
- I learned that a High School Classmate of mine lost her older brother to cancer.
- My wife's Aunt died of the same type of cancer that Ed Kennedy succumbed to.
This year, the reason I’m riding is much more personal.
A month before the 2009 PMC ride my step-father, Rod, was diagnosed with Renal Cancer. A week after my 2009 ride his kidney was removed. He was lucky. It turned out to be Stage 3 Renal Cancer and they believe they “got it all”. He has successfully completed his chemotherapy treatments and will now be monitored in case it comes back.
So please help me raise funds to fight cancer. Hit the big fat DONATE TO MY RIDE button and make a donation!
You can also be a part of my Fund Raising team buy becoming a Virtual Rider. To do this just hit the JOIN MY RIDE button to become part of my Pace Line
Total Raised
$2,150
Goal
$4,200
Progress
Last year, 100% of rider-raised revenue went directly to the Jimmy Fund.
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My Paceline Supporters
| Jeffrey Williams | $25 | Good Luck! | |
| Lesley Mccaffrey | $150 | Best wishes for a great ride and let's find a cure | |
| John Asermely | |||
| Dana Greenberg | $50 | Good Luck Marty! Have a great ride! | |
| Susan Dannemiller | $50 | Hey MartyMann! Good Luck with the ride! Allez! | |
| Kelly Kramer | Go Get 'em Middelmann!! 'X' lives on!! | ||
| Brian Garofola | |||
| Lisa Holton | $25 | ||
| Brian Laska | $50 | Good luck Marty! | |
| Matthew Bischoff | $50 | ||
| Shawn Klein | |||
| Terry Barden | $100 | Stay safe, ride proud so the kids can live strong | |
| Lisa Giuriceo | $10 | Good Luck Marty! Love, Lisa, Tony, and Patricia | |
| Joe Endres | Go for it Marty! | ||
| Marcia Borensztajn | |||
| Allyssa Jones | Go Marty, Go! On behalf of my family, thank you! | ||
| $20 | From A Regretsy Friend | ||
| Christopher Valcourt | $50 | Thanks for riding Marty! | |
| $25 | |||
| Jennifer Gavelis | $50 | Thanks for doing this Marty! Your a good man! | |
| Lynn Cyr | $25 | Good luck Marty!! Cancer sucks, but what you're doing is awesome!! :-D | |
| Robert Recchia | $50 | Marty - have a great ride! From BA and Rob and Incendia. | |
| Good Luck Marty! | |||
| Gina Battaglia | $50 | Best to you in the ride, Marty. Keep those legs strong, ride hard, and thanks for your dedication & efforts. | |
| $100 | Thank you - MOM |
My Rides
| 2010 | $2,150 | Sturbridge to Provincetown Inn (2-Day) |
| 2009 | $4,278 | Sturbridge to Provincetown Inn (2-Day) |
