March 24, 2007

Support Mike In The PanMass Ride

Yesterday, I put out a bleg regarding RSS programming. One of the people who responded was Mike Sierra of the blog LetMeSpellItOutForYou. I promised a cheery link in return for assistance in fixing a particularly nagging problem, and even though we're still working on the problem, I'd like to highlight Mike's efforts to raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute:

A year and a half ago, I rode in my first Pan-Mass Challenge, a two-day bicycle ride across much of Massachusetts that benefits research at Boston's world-renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. I originally envisioned that the ride might offer some encouragement for my brother-in-law, Bryce McHale, in the midst of his treatment for colon cancer. Instead it marked a premature memorial, since he died from surgical complications a few days shy of his 41st birthday. This year I will participate in this remarkable, uplifting event for a third time, riding a 192-mile course along with some 5,000 other bikers the first weekend of August. I ask for your help in sponsoring my ride.

The PMC is the nation's oldest fundraising bike-a-thon, and its most successful charitable athletic event. Last year the PMC raised $26 million for Dana Farber's Jimmy Fund, with an outstanding 99 percent of all funds raised going directly to developing new treatments. For its part, Dana Farber receives near-perfect scores from the National Institutes of Health in the quality and efficiency of its research. They are at the very top of their field.

Mike's looking to raise $6,500. Be sure to donate what you can to a good cause. We'll get Mike to report back on his success.

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