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August 2-3, 2008

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June 19, 2008
Three generations of Smiths turning PMC gears

Rescheduling family vacations and get-togethers during the first weekend in August is not uncommon for the Smith family. The date has been a staple on the family calendar, reserved for the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), a two-day, 190-mile, bike-a-thon, that raises money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. Read more

June 16, 2008
Zipcar training for Pan-Mass Challenge

This summer, supporting the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) is as simple as getting behind the wheel. Zipcar, the world's largest car-sharing company, today announced it is wrapping six Scion xB's, with a portion of the proceeds going to benefit the PMC. This promotion is part of Zipcar's sponsorship of a 16-cyclist PMC team. Read more

April 9, 2008
Medfield neighbor to ride PMC in Ninos' memory

Meg Ninos was the neighborhood favorite. Her bubbly personality and warm smile lit up many backyard barbeques, play dates and block parties in the Medfield neighborhood where she lived. As a hardworking, single mom raising a seven-year-old daughter, Ninos grew her support system through her neighbors and friends, adopting them as family. Read more

March 10, 2008
Paul Schaye, 10-year PMC cyclist and a cancer "Thriver"

Paul Schaye founder and director of the New York-based mergers and acquisitions firm is channeling the same focus he has used to run this business and manage his hobby as an extreme sports athlete to manage his treatment for a rare, stage four stomach cancer, and raise money for research to cure the disease. Read more

February 25, 2008
Three friends bike cross-country for the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge

For three men, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), the nation's pioneer charity bike-a-thon that raises more money than any other athletic event in the country, begins some 4,000 miles from the official starting line. Read more

January 28, 2008
Team Kevin Fitz rides in memory of state rep to raise money for cancer research through the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge

If Kevin Fitzgerald was alive today and knew of the plans his friends and family were making to ride in the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge in his memory, he'd likely be proud of them for working together to do something that benefits others. Read more

December 17, 2007
A walk in the woods leads to nation's most successful bike-a-thon

Surprisingly, it was a cold, wet, and often lonely walk in the woods that inspired the philosophy behind the nation's original fundraising bike-a-thon for charity, the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge. Read more

November 8, 2007
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge gives $33 million to the Jimmy Fund

The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) raised a record-breaking $33 million for cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its August cycling event – $7 million more than the organization raised last year. The total sum, which the organization announced tonight, is more than twice the amount ever raised for charity by any other athletic fundraising event. It is the single largest contribution made to the Jimmy Fund. Read more

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PMC story on NECN

A Wellesley photography exhibit features a unique perspective on the Pan-Mass Challenge by including pictures taken from a participant's bicycle. NECN tells us the photos document one family's battle against cancer.

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