2009 - Here we come!

Hello friends and family,

Apologies for the impersonal nature of this e-mail.

In these somewhat turbulent and uncertain times, there are still many bright spots and causes for hope and optimism.

The Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) has been raising and supporting the efforts of the Dana Farber cancer institute since 1980, making this year's the 30th ride. Since that time, they've raised over $240 MM, $35 MM of which were raised last year alone. 100% of your donation goes to fighting this horrible disease.

With your help (and the efforts of so many others), we will be able to help the fight against cancer through research and medical care. We know so many who valiantly fight or fought against this horrible disease.

As you know, Megan and I will be bringing a child into this world on or around June 6. Our sincerest hope is that by the time our child grows to be an adult, we won't still be riding our bikes to raise money to fight cancer (just riding bikes for fun).

This year, our goal is again to raise $10,000 for the PMC.

Frank'll be riding the 2-day from Wellesley to Provincetown (163 miles) while Megan will be jumping back on the bike, channeling a bit of Lance Armstrong to be ready for August doing the 1-day ride from Wellesley to Bourne (84 miles).

To donate to Frank, click here.

To donate to Megan, click here.

Thanks to you as always. And if you want to see some highlights from 2008 - http://flickr.com/gp/snwbdrhoon/J25avz

- Frank and Megan

Some Statistics for the 2008 PMC

Sturbridge Start: 2,837
Wellesley Start: 2,096
Sunday Wellesley: 304
Total Riding: 5,237

Average age: 43
Male: 63%
Female: 37%

Fundraising as of August 6th: $21,650,000
Projected total for 2008: $34,000,000

THANK YOU

We'll send a more detailed report shortly, but just wanted to send a heart felt "THANK YOU" to everyone who supported, donated, volunteered, organized, assisted and cheered during our PMC adventure. We were so touched by the supporters that came out along the route to thank us for riding in the PMC. Truly amazing and simply unbelieveable. I wanted to leave this one shot of this young cancer survivor who was at the Brewster water stop. He walked around handing out Mardi Gras beads with this sign. Seeing him, sums up the entire emotional experience.

There's already talk about next year so be prepared as we're looking to expand our team of 2 to at least 5 or 6.