David, Mike and Carl at the
PMC’s Nickerson waterstop in 2014
August 3 - 5, 2018
This is the 39th annual PMC and
our 19th PMC. Carl rode a “true” Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, beginning in
West Stockbridge and heading east to Provincetown over three days in honor of
his recently departed uncle William
Ormsby. Ormsby supported us for a week of our 2006 Transcontinental Ride,
from Big Sky, Montana to Custer, South Dakota.
This year’s ride was hot and humid on Friday (as it often is), with
thunderstorms chasing the riders all day Saturday and torrential downpours
through the evening, but with Sunday beautiful and cool.
In spite of the various
obligations that life brings (for instance, we had two kids among us when we
started in 2000 and now we have six spread from college-age back to
kindergarten), we remain committed to this exceptional cause and we ask for
your support. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
is one of America’s finest cancer research and care centers (repeatedly
ranked in the top 5 by US News and World Report for cancer care, and well-ranked by Charity
Navigator for its efficiency with your contributions), and your gift
allows Dana-Farber to do cutting edge work in the field.
With the support of our
generous donors, over the past 18 years we’ve raised about $700,000 for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund.
Prior
Years’ rides:
- 2017: Mike and David rode the
shorter (160 mile) two-day PMC from Babson College in Wellesley, MA to
Provincetown.
- 2016: Carl started in Stockbridge
for a “true” Pan-Mass, and David joined him in Sturbridge for a full
“classic” PMC to Provincetown.
- 2015: David rode a 1-day PMC from
Sturbridge to Bourne, and Carl volunteered with his family at the Nickerson
park waterstop on Day 2.
- 2014: Carl rode from Stockbridge
to Sturbridge, then volunteered at the Nickerson waterstop with his family.
David and Mike rode the traditional PMC from Sturbridge to Provincetown. The
Saturday ride was the coldest and wettest in the history of the PMC.
- 2013: Carl rode a true Pan-Mass
from Stockbridge to Provincetown, and David joined him for the traditional
PMC from Sturbridge.
- 2012: All three of us rode a very
hot traditional PMC from Sturbridge to Provincetown. Carl got an early start
from Stockbridge.
- 2011: Carl rode a true Pan-Mass
with the Huckleberry group, starting in Stockbridge.
- 2010: David and Mike rode an
uneventful PMC. Carl rode with the Huckleberry group from the NY/MA border to
the Sturbridge start.
- 2009: Carl and Mike rode a smooth
PMC, while David nursed his shattered elbow.
- 2008: Mike joined Carl and David
for a successful, two-day Challenge.
- 2007: Carl rode from the NY line.
David joined him in Sturbridge for the formal PMC.
- 2006: Transcontinental. Almost $170,000
raised. 3,600 miles over 38 riding days during one of the hottest summers in
recorded history.
- 2005: Carl and David rode a bit
more than the official PMC route, clocking 215 miles and adding CT to our
list of states ridden.
- 2004: in celebration of the
historic 25th annual PMC, Carl and David rode from David’s then-hometown of
Cincinnati to join the PMC - a total of 1,054 miles over 11 days! (And
no, you don’t want to know about the saddle sores).
- 2003,
2002: Carl and David rode about 300 miles by adding an extra
day and 100 miles, starting from the MA/NY state line.
- 2001,
2000: Carl
and David rode the official PMC route, 192 miles from Sturbridge MA to
Provincetown MA over two days.
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