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Pan-Massachusetts Challenge PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE 2011 Mission Statement The Pan-Massachusetts 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 effi - ciency while increasing its annual gift. Our hope and aspiration is to provide Dana-Farber’s doctors and researchers the necessary resources to discover cures for all cancers. History of Giving YEAR RIDERS VOLUNTEERS DONATION EFFICIENCY (%) 1980 36 10 10,200 75 1981 210 35 40,600 78 1982 246 75 60,000 80 1983 291 100 100,000 81 1984 366 125 155,000 83 1985 472 175 250,000 85 1986 737 250 400,000 86 1987 866 300 600,000 87 1988 802 350 850,000 88 1989 943 358 1,200,000 89 1990 981 425 1,300,000 90 1991 1,184 660 1,550,000 90 1992 1,419 817 1,900,000 91 1993 1,323 956 2,300,000 92 1994 1,499 1,191 2,800,000 92 1995 1,715 1,441 3,500,000 93 1996 1,812 1,565 4,500,000 93 1997 1,947 1,506 5,500,000 94 1998 2,274 1,634 6,700,000 95 1999 2,514 1,726 8,700,000 96 2000 2,847 1,796 12,500,000 96 2001 3,085 1,834 14,000,000 97 2002 3,396 1,878 15,000,000 97 2002* 4 3 2,500,000 2003 3,584 1,900 16,200,000 98 2004 3,762 2,200 20,000,000 98 2005 3,883 2,222 23,000,000 99 2006 4,270 2,400 26,000,000 99 2007 4,960 2,431 33,000,000 100 2008 5,241 2,892 35,000,000 100 2009 4,937 2,994 30,384,200 100 2010 4,957 2,875 33,000,000 100 2011 5,169 3,100 35,000,000 100 TOTAL 71,732 42,244 $ 338,000,000 *In 2002, seven PMC cyclists and volunteers founded the PMC Senior Investigatorship, a $2.5 million research position at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This sum was donated in addition to the PMC's annual Jimmy Fund gift. 1 Dear PMC Riders, Volunteers and Supporters: Walking along the ‘grey-bricked road’ from Sturbridge to Provincetown at the PMC Plaza outside Dana-Farber’s new Yawkey Center, I was fl ooded with memories of the many individuals who helped lay those bricks. The commitment of PMCers is truly singular and defi nes our event. With a 73 percent rider retention rate and alumni participation averaging nearly eight years, the PMC fl ourishes because of a loyalty that is unparalleled within the athletic fundraising event industry. The image on the front cover—bikes of many sizes strewn around our neighbor’s driveway—is a constant presence on my daily commute. I share this photo because it speaks to the year-round consciousness of PMC Nation and the way in which this event has evolved from one weekend for tough guys (our image in the early years) to a way of life for so many families. The PMC’s fl ag fl ies outside suburban homes and our logo is displayed at the main entrance of one of the nation’s premier cancer institutes. The grey-bricked road is long indeed but the center holds due to the group commitment. This year, we gave our “Closer by the Mile” slogan a riding companion, putting out a t-shirt that read: “Commit. You’ll fi gure it Out.” I borrowed the line from an elite mountain climber because it resonated with me, refl ecting a mindset that is typical of PMCers. Obviously, it struck a chord with the PMC world as well and we sold more than 1,100 in two weeks! We are committed to training through less-than-stellar spring weather; we are committed to fundraising despite a troubled economy and, we are committed to the cause of battling the scourge of cancer. We know PMC fundraising dollars count. We are so committed that Sunday’s challenging weather did not impact team morale. While we enjoyed a delightful tailwind for most of PMC weekend, we give a nod to our Wellesley starters and fi nishers, most of whom spent hours riding through heavy rains. Luckily, they were spared the wind that caught up with the P-town riders around 10 a.m. Still, we were grateful that the Cape rains did not arrive until most riders were off the road. We also credit those on the ferries back to Boston who fi nished in good spirits, despite high seas, winds, blown portholes and music that rocked more than it rolled for the fi rst hour on board! PMCers know that these discomforts are mere fodder for good stories down the road, a trifl e when compared to the struggles and pain infl icted by cancer. Our mission to raise the funds that will enable researchers to fi nd cures for cancer propel us. And so we commit and then fi gure it out. Congratulations to the nearly 10,000 riders and volunteers and 240,000 donors who made the 2011 PMC so memorable. See you on the road, Billy Starr Founder & Executive Director Above Billy Starr at the dedication of the PMC Plaza; June 1, 2011 2 A Message from President Benz: This year’s Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is a reminder that even in diffi cult economic times, the dedication of PMC riders, fi nancial supporters, and volunteers to Dana- Farber's mission is unsurpassed. More than 8,500 people rode and volunteered in the PMC this year, helping raise $35,000,000 for the Jimmy Fund and setting an example of perseverance and loyalty to a cause that unites all of us at Dana-Farber. I want to share with you some of the major research breakthroughs that have taken place recently at Dana-Farber to illustrate the range of advances your efforts make possi- ble. In August, a group of our scientists used a brand-new approach to shut down one of the genes most commonly involved in cancer. Their fi ndings may open an avenue to the development of novel therapies for a variety of cancer types. In July, Dana-Farber investigators reported the discovery of a new set of gene mutations involved in certain head and neck cancers. These mutations will serve as targets for future cancer drugs. Also in July, a group of Dana-Farber researchers showed that certain genes offer clues about the potential of newly formed tumors to spread to other parts of the body. One of our most exciting initiatives was unveiled this summer: a genomic research project that scans tumor samples for a wide array of gene mutations known to play a role in cancer. The program is open to every adult patient at Dana-Farber and partner- ing Brigham and Women's Hospital, enabling us to create a comprehensive database of mutations found in different types of cancer. The information will prove vital for research into better ways to diagnose, classify, and treat individual tumors. In addition, we were proud to begin the year with the opening of our new Yawkey Center for Cancer Care, a beautiful, state of the art facilities designed with, and for the benefi t of, our patients. The wonderful PMC Plaza, constructed in recognition of all that the PMC has done for research and care at Dana-Farber, greets people along Brookline Avenue as they approach the center. In projects like these, and in the care we provide to patients every day, your contri- butions are indispensible. Recognition for scientifi c advances and quality care is generally reserved for the researchers, physicians, and other caregivers who work at the front lines, but it should include everyone who made it possible. In a real sense, that is you. Let me again express my deep appreciation for all your efforts on Dana-Farber's behalf. Sincerely yours, Edward J. Benz, Jr., M.D. President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 3 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Contributes $35 Million to the Jimmy Fund Over one-third of a billion dollars given over 32 years The 2011 Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) raised $35 million included seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and its Jimmy Fund. The 2011 Massachusetts Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, 350 cancer Tfundraising total is $2 million, or 5.7 percent, more than the survivors, and avid cyclists and weekend warriors alike. Many PMC gave in 2010 and brings its 32-year Jimmy Fund contribu- rode in support of loved ones being treated for cancer or in tion to $338 million. memory of those who have been lost to the disease. PMC Founder and Executive Director, Billy Starr presented a “PMC money is seed money that enables our scientists to ceremonial check to Dana-Farber President Edward J. Benz, Jr., conduct the earliest forms of research,” Benz said. “The money MD at a Fenway Park celebration that was attended by 600 PMC they raise is critical to our work. It enables us to invest in major cyclists and volunteers. new patient care and research initiatives that could otherwise go The PMC is the most successful athletic fundraising event unfunded.” in the nation; it raises and contributes more money to charity Founded in 1980 when 36 cyclists rode across Massachusetts than any other.
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