TEAM RIALTO-TRADE CELEBRATES WITH ANNUAL FUNDRAISER FOR PAN-MASS CHALLENGE

BOSTON MA- Team Rialto-TRADE is gearing up for its third year riding the Pan-Mass Challenge. With a goal to ride over 2,112 Miles and raise over $100,000 this year, training and fundraising are well underway. On Sunday, June 23rd the team will host a fundraiser at TRADE to bring these 11 cyclists closer to their goal.

The evening will include a flatbread bar, raw bar and seasonal bites created by Chef Andrew Hebert, as well as a variety of specialty cocktails and wine stations. There will also be live and silent auctions with great dining, cycling and travel items available for bidding such as, tickets to a cooking class with Jody Adams, an overnight stay at the Charles Hotel, passes to the Revere Hotel roof deck.

WHO: All are welcome!

WHAT: A night of delicious food, drinks and dancing as well as live & silent auctions - all to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Research.

WHERE: TRADE - 540 Atlantic Avenue, Boston

WHEN: June 23rd, 6-10pm

COST: $75 {All food and drinks are included}

NOTE: Tickets are available for purchase online through our Eventbrite page, by cash, or by check on the day of. Proceeds raised from ticket sales and the auction will go to Team Rialto-TRADE's PMC fundraising. For more information please call Meghan at 617.451.1234 ext.107.

More about Team Rialto-TRADE: Team Rialto-TRADE is committed to raising money for cancer research and care by riding in the 2013 Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). On the first weekend in August, our team of 11 joins over 5,500 cyclists in the 192-mile annual bike-a-thon to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. The PMC raises more money for charity than any other single event in the country, bringing in over $375 million since 1980 and $37 million in the last year alone. Over the past two years Team Rialto-TRADE has ridden over 3800 miles and raised more than $140,000 for this cause. This year, our goal is to raise $100,000.