As cyclists, volunteers and spectators gear up for this year's Pan-Mass Challenge, we are excited to announce our partnership with Samuel Adams as the official non-alcoholic beer and beer of the PMC! 🚲 🍻 Lauren Price, head of brand at Samuel Adams, says "whether celebrating finishing 25 miles, 211 miles or cheering on your favorite riders – there's a Sam for every occasion!" Click here to read more about this partnership! https://bit.ly/3JDw0Gk #PMC2024 #OneInABillion
Pan-Mass Challenge
Non-profit Organizations
Needham, MA 3,881 followers
100 percent of every rider-raised dollar goes directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
About us
The Pan-Mass Challenge raises money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through an annual bike-a-thon that crosses the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Since its founding in 1980, the PMC has successfully melded support from committed cyclists, volunteers, corporate sponsors and individual contributors. All are essential to the PMC's goal and model: to attain maximum fundraising efficiency while increasing its annual gift. Our hope and aspiration is to provide Dana-Farber's doctors and researchers with the necessary resources to discover cures for all cancers. The 2022 gift was $69 million. Since 1980, the PMC has raised $900 million.
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http://www.pmc.org/
External link for Pan-Mass Challenge
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Needham, MA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1980
- Specialties
- Bike-A-Thon, The Jimmy Fund, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Cancer Research
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Primary
Get directions
77 Fourth Avenue
Needham, MA 02494, US
Employees at Pan-Mass Challenge
Updates
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Kicking off the #WhyIPMC guest blog series with PMC riders and volunteers for #PMC2024, is Andy Macdonald, 26-Year Team Believe Rider! Andy shares why he rides and will continue to ride with his 3-person team to bring us Closer by the Mile to a world without cancer. Click here to read why Andy and Team Believe ride! 🚲https://bit.ly/3QlqtYR
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PMC Founder & Executive Director Billy Starr was named one of the 150 Most Influential Bostonians of 2024 by Boston Magazine! Billy is not the only PMCer on the #150mostinfluential2024 list! Read here to see other members of the PMC community who made Boston Magazine's 150 Most Influential Bostonian List of 2024! https://bit.ly/4aOCkXH
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There are 100 Days until the Friday of PMC Weekend! Whether you will be gearing up in Wellesley, Sturbridge or your own route as a Reimagined or Virtual rider, this year will be #OneInABillion! Register to ride and start your countdown to #PMC2024 today! https://bit.ly/3UbL2bu
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Celebrate 20 years of the PMC Kids Rides Program! 🎉🚲 PMC Kids Rides are mini bike-a-thons for children ages 2 to 15 to ride, fundraise and join the PMC mission to raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute! The original PMC Kids Ride sprouted as a grassroots effort in 1998 when 13 children rode around their neighborhood in Medfield and raised $1,600. Today's PMC Kids Ride program began in 2005 and, over the past 19 years, has raised more than $11 million for Dana-Farber! Find a ride in your community and support the PMC Kids Ride Program! https://bit.ly/4aKsPZz The PMC Kids Ride Program is Presented by the Yawkey Foundation. The PMC is presented by the Red Sox Foundation and M&T Bank. #PMCKids #OneInABillion
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Now that registration is open to everyone, get ready for s'more #PMCUnpaved content coming your way! PMC Unpaved is a one-day gravel ride but, when you register, you are also invited to the full weekend experience at Camp Mah-Kee-Nac! The fun starts on Friday, September 27 around the campfire, a 30- or 50-mile gravel ride on Saturday, September 28, and close out the weekend on Sunday, September 29 with a sendoff breakfast! Be #OneInABillion in 2024 and experience PMC Unpaved! 🏕🍫🚲 Register to ride or volunteer here! https://bit.ly/4aQ8wcY
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Program for Older Adults with Breast Cancer (OABC) was created so that patients like Vici Robinson can be treated for breast cancer with specialized care, focused on their unique needs. Read here to learn more about the oncology teams within the Dana-Farber OABC program who value their patients' quality of life as much as longevity throughout their cancer treatment. https://bit.ly/49Dj1z5 #DanaFarberFriday #PMC2024
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Catch PMC Rider and Team A Street Hospitality Captain, Chef Jody Adams, training for her 14th PMC, touring the hills of Italy on her bike and opening new restaurants around Boston! https://bit.ly/3UknDpj #PMC2024 #OneInABillion
Take A Bike Tour Of Italy With A Celebrated Boston Chef
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From personal loss to a purpose-driven mission, read PMC Founder and Executive Director, Billy Starr's, interview featured in the Medium Entrepreneur Hub! Read, in Billy's words, how he turned his passion for cycling into a monumental force against cancer. https://bit.ly/3Q5pax6
Be guided by your values and mission
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Up next in the 5 Questions with PMC CEO, Jarrett Collins, is 21-Year PMC Rider and Captain PMC Team Kermit, Steven Branfman! #PMC2024 #OneInABillion 🚲
"We're in this for life." Every spring, across New England, riders dust off their bikes and begin training for the most successful athletic fundraiser in the country, the Pan-Mass Challenge. Teams are an important part of the experience for about 75% of PMC riders, and the captains who lead them are essential to their success. Here's the story of one of these generous leaders, Steven Branfman... 1. What are you trying to accomplish? When our older son, Jared, was diagnosed with spinal tumors in 2003 and began treatment, my wife, younger son, and I wanted to contribute to the pediatric cancer community in a material way. We knew about the Pan-Mass Challenge and had always supported friends, but now it was time to join the community as riders and fundraisers. Our first PMC was in 2004: my son, Adam, and I registered late, so the only route open was a one-day ride from Wellesley to Bourne. We hadn't pedaled a full mile before I turned to Adam and said, "Next year we're riding two days from Sturbridge to Provincetown, and we're in this for life." We formed Team Kermit (after Jared's favorite childhood toy) in 2005; Jared passed away later that year. The PMC - the event, the mission, the camaraderie - became our lifeblood, a lifeline, and a purpose beyond description. Team Kermit has since raised $7 million for the PMC. 2. What's motivating you? I am motivated by the need to create, both materially and emotionally. As a clay artist, I speak and express myself through the language of art, and clay is my dialect. I am both a teacher and a student. I am motivated by wanting my students to expand their horizons and experiences as I share my knowledge and experiences with them. I am motivated by the excitement and fulfillment I feel as I continue to learn and expand my vocabulary. I am motivated by my dedication to helping others less fortunate. I am motivated by family, my work, and to honor the memory of my son and his legacy. Jared woke every day trying to make the world a better place. I hate to go to bed at night and I can't wait to wake up in the morning. 3. What's stopping you? Only the limitations that are part and parcel of my personal situation and circumstances: I only have so much money, skills and knowledge, and name recognition. And there are only 24 hours in a day. 4. What can we do to help? Keep growing the PMC. Keep allowing us to ride and raise the critical dollars to find a cure. It's an honor to be a PMCer. 5. What do you like to do for fun? I've been an athlete my whole life: soccer, basketball, softball, and other sports. I started competing in track and field when I was 12 years old and continued through intercollegiate competition. I'm the co-Head Boys Track Coach at Thayer Academy and I love being out there with my athletes. I'm an avid cyclist beyond the PMC. I love reading, film, theater, food (eating and cooking!), gardening and music, listening to and playing guitar. There's no shortage of fun in my life.
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