9 Medford Residents To Participate In 2022 Pan-Mass Challenge

MEDFORD, MA — On August 6 and 7, more than 6,000 riders, including nine riders from Medford, will pedal in the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC), a bike-a-thon fundraiser for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

This year’s PMC has both one and two-day routes from 25 to 210 miles, with the goal of topping last year’s record-breaking gift of $66 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber.

The PMC is the nation’s single most successful athletic fundraiser, donating 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar to Dana-Farber as its largest single contributor, accounting for 55 percent of its Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, the PMC has raised more than $114 million for Dana-Farber, bringing its 42-year contribution to Dana-Farber to $831 million.

“We’re coming off of a record-breaking fundraising year for Dana-Farber, and we’re thrilled to be ‘back in the saddle’ this summer, bringing our PMC community together for our first traditional PMC weekend since 2019 with our sights set on making an even bigger impact in the fight against cancer,” Billy Starr, founder and executive director of the PMC, said in a statement. “We are so inspired by the dedication of our riders, volunteers, donors, sponsors and community members throughout the last two challenging years and can’t wait to see everyone on the road this August for the 43rd PMC.”

PMC 2022 will include 16 routes designed to cater to all levels of cycling and fundraising ability. Most participate in honor of a family member or friend fighting cancer and more than 800 riders and volunteers are cancer survivors or current patients. More than 150 Dana-Farber employees are committed to the cause as riders and volunteers as well, in some cases to fund their own cancer research.

Here are this year’s riders from Medford:

• Peter Chinetti
• Cindy Ditullio
• Emre Gencer
• Tom Modica
• Christopher Neal
• Joshua Nelson
• Jodi Ross
• Erica Tubman
• Margaret Vasquez

The PMC is presented by the Red Sox Foundation and M&T Bank. To make a donation to a rider from Medford or to register as a rider, visit www.pmc.org, or call 800-WE-CYCLE. Connect with #PMC2022 on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.