Team Kermit's Ride
Why We Ride ...
Team Kermit rides the PMC in honor and memory of our dear son, brother and friend Jared.
Team Kermit was formed in 2005 by Ellen, Adam, Jared, myself, and our friends while Jared was undergoing treatment at the Jimmy Fund. Adam, the team, and I rode while Ellen and Jared volunteered, Jared doing bicycle repairs from a wheelchair. The team is named for Kermit the Frog of Sesame Street fame. Kermit was one of Jared's favorite childhood characters and represents the ability that people have to rise above the ordinary in order to achieve great results. Kermit's theme "It's not easy being green" became Jared's mantra and helped him endure and even laugh through the often grueling treatments. Jared was the epitome of determination, resolve, dedication, bravery, and passion. Kermit inspired Jared and reminded him and all of us that we are limited only by our own dreams and desires. In September 2005, after our second PMC, Jared passed away after a 2 1/2 year battle with the disease. He was 23 years old.
In 2006 we established the Jared Branfman Sunflowers For Life Fund For Pediatric Brain And Spinal Cancer Research at the Jimmy Fund. All the money raised by Team Kermit goes through the PMC and into this fund. It supports research into the type of disease that Jared had and is helping to make the dream of "no more cancer" a reality. It is a fitting legacy to Jared's wish to help others.
This year Team Kermit numbers 40. We are men and women, young and old, and hail from California, Texas, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Some of our teammates are brand new to cycling and the PMC while others are well seasoned cyclists and PMC veterans. We ride not only remembering Jared, but each for their loved ones and friends who have been stricken by the devastating effects of cancer. The photo is part of our 2008 Team Kermit at the Barnstable water stop.
We will be on the road from Sturbridge to Provincetown on August 7 and 8 and hope that you'll be there with us helping to fulfill Jared's hope and his legacy...........to rid the world of this terrible disease so that your children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren never have to hear the word cancer again.
best wishes and love to all,
For Team Kermit
Steven, Ellen, and Adam Branfman
Team Members
| Kate Badertscher | $4,155 |
| Mike Baran | $3,255 |
| Kyle Bettigole | $4,178 |
| David Bills | $2,276 |
| Jon Binsted | $2,190 |
| Moe Blaustein | $4,962 |
| Adam Branfman | $636 |
| Ellen Branfman | $205 |
| Steven Branfman | $21,983.02 |
| Alan Cantor | $6,152 |
| Mary Kay Connors | $0 |
| Peter Fleming | $2,247 |
| Geoffrey Flickinger | $4,009 |
| Lisa Floryshak-Windman | $250 |
| Jessica Flynn | $3,078 |
| Chip Greer | $5,540 |
| Wendy Haering | $2,585 |
| John Jeffries | $1,300 |
| Nicholas Jeffries | $350 |
| Jeffrey Kaplan | $3,190 |
| Team Kermit | $430 |
| Brian Kickham | $600 |
| Douglas Lally | $100 |
| Bruce Levin | $0 |
| Jeff Linder | $6,988 |
| Peter Luck | $3,630 |
| Emilie Mann | $4,520 |
| Matthew McGinty | $4,075 |
| Angus Mcquilken | $2,570 |
| Bonnie Mitchell | $1,826 |
| Jeff Olsen | $1,800 |
| Matthew Olton | $7,230 |
| David Parry-Jones | $4,425 |
| David Pemstein | $5,709 |
| Eric Rimm | $6,000 |
| Timothy Rosa | $4,811 |
| Alexander Rossetti | $3,495 |
| Joe Rossetti | $225 |
| Sumner Saitz | $3,092.5 |
| Alison Soule | $1,505 |
| Heidi Woo | $265 |
| Bradford Yankiver | $0 |
Team's PMC Total
$135,837.52
Goal
$190,000
My Progress
My Online Supporters
| I have chosen to keep all of my donors' information confidential; therefore it is not displayed on my PMC public donor list. |
My Rides
| 2010 | $135,837.52 | |
| 2009 | $174,360.63 | |
| 2008 | $185,525.01 | |
| 2007 | $141,421.18 | |
| 2006 | $104,642.97 | |
| 2005 | $20,522.6 |