Matt Mcelreath's Ride

Why I Ride ...

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My name is Matt and this will be my first year riding the PMC. In the fall I decided that I wanted to set a goal for myself this year. Something that I would need to work towards and something I could be proud of. I heard about the PMC through a friend and decided to do a little research. I was very inspired by the cause and by the stories I read. For those who don't know, the Pan Mass Challenge is a bike-a-thon that raises money for the Jimmy Fund. It is responsible for half of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue and is Dana Farber's biggest contributor. Last year the PMC raised $35 million. The ride I have chosen to participate in is a 190 mile route from Sturbridge to Provincetown. This is a 2 day route that will take place on August 1st and 2nd. 

I have been very fortunate to have not been affected too closely by cancer. I am doing this ride for those who are less fortunate than I am. I will be riding for anyone who has been affected by cancer. My wife Jackie, lost her grandparents to cancer too early. I never got to meet them but she was very close to them and looked up to them both. I am grateful for the person that they helped her to become.

I am encouraging you to offer your invaluable support to the Dana Farber Cancer Research Center because we have all been touched by this disease in some way.  We have all heard the stories where someone has survived their battle to fight another day as well as the stories of the surviving family members and loved ones of those friends who were not so fortunate.  Those stories live on through us because of us.  Help me fight this battle.  In riding the PMC, I WILL ride the 200 miles.  I WILL cross that finish line.  But-crossing that finish line can only bring us half way there.  The other half needs to come from you.  Your support and donations will help to bring us all one step closer to crossing that finish line together towards finding a cure.   



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Matt's PMC Total

$0

Goal

$4,200

My Progress

My Rides

2009 $4,325 Sturbridge to Family Finish at Ptown (2-Day)
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