During the event, guests toured Dana-Farber to see first-hand the ground breaking research and treatments conducted at the Institute. From the healing garden where patients and their families go for reflection to the blue and red gene display where improving patients’ genetic codes are represented digitally by colors and wave lengths along two walls, PMCers saw just how far we have come and the miles still needed to pedal in the fight against cancer. One of the most memorable parts of the tour: walking across the PMC Bridge where 34 years of PMC history are documented in the form of photographs, jerseys and quotes.
PMC riders and volunteers walked through 34 years of history across the PMC Bridge at Dana-Farber guided Jimmy Fund Associate Director Rebecca Freedman.
J.C. Lapierre, Northeast Marketing and Sales Leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), spoke about her company’s support of the PMC and how PwC’s commitment to the cause inspired her to volunteer and ride. More than one hundred cyclists strong, Team PwC is the largest corporate rider team in PMC history. In its fourth year of riding and sponsoring the event, PwC put heart and soul into presenting the Wellesley hub site at Babson College for the third straight year. In addition to PwC cyclists, more than 50 employees volunteer to support all aspects of PMC weekend. Lapierre is a veteran PMC volunteer and three-time PMC cyclist who rides as part of the team.
From left to right: J.C. Lapierre, a veteran PMC volunteer, three-time cyclist and member of Team PwC; Maggie Loucks, a cancer survivor and nurse practitioner at Dana-Farber who will ride for the first time in the PMC this August; and Sarah Mercurio Hall, Director of Volunteers & Special Events for the Pan-Mass Challenge.
Have a look at the photo gallery from PMC Young Professional Night & Tour at DFCI.
Post courtesy of Allison from Teak Media + Communication, with special contribution by PMC's Sarah Mercurio Hall and photo credit to Gilma Vargas.