Dear Wonderful Family + Friends:
This Father’s Day, I'm riding 50 miles for the Bikes Fight Cancer Charity Ride, remembering my dad who would have turned 65 this year. I’m aiming to raise $1,959, marking his birth year. Dad spent 22 years at the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson, where he was not just treated, but genuinely and compassionately cared for.
This team became an extension of our family because families take care of one another. They knew what he cared about—smiling as he flipped through photos of his grandchildren on his iPad, even knitting a blanket for the first grand-baby, allowing his inability to sit still and to fix a drawer in the center, and when he left us—many of them came, held his hand, and said goodbye. You know who you all are.
This experience showed me and my family just how important it is to have exemplary cancer care in your local community in partnership with a world-class care institution. I'm riding for everyone who has survived, for those we've lost, and for all working to make a difference in cancer care.
Please think about supporting my ride or my colleagues’. Every little bit helps! Thanks so much for all the support.
Warmly,
Jenny
BIKES FIGHT CANCER
Love Bikes? Hate Cancer? This is the ride for you!
Overview:
Bikes Fight Cancer Charity Ride, Powered by Valley Solar is an exciting FUNdraising bike ride in Western Mass, where every pedal contributes to funding organizations providing cancer care and services. Choose your ride with 25-mile and 50-mile routes traversing the picturesque Pioneer Valley and along the Connecticut River. The 50-mile ride promises an extra thrill with rewarding views for riders. After the ride, enjoy post-event activities like a kids trail ride, awesome food trucks, and, of course, enjoy Tree House's exceptional beer. This is an unmissable event!
About Bikes Fight Cancer:
Bikes Fight Cancer Inc. is a Western Massachusetts 501(c)(3) that uses its love of bikes to lessen the burden of a cancer diagnosis for patients, families, and caregivers. Through athletic events like the Bikes Fight Cancer Charity Ride and the Bikes Fight Cancer PMC Team, we aim to empower a community to participate, donate, and fundraise in the fight against cancer. Through these activities, Bikes Fight Cancer can provide funding to organizations offering valuable cancer care and services, as well as those advancing cancer research.
Bikes Fight Cancer started in 2006 with 3 friends from Palmer, and has become a powerhouse group of fundraising athletes, raising over $1 million in support of cancer research and care. As a registered 501c3 organization, Bikes Fight Cancer uses our love of bikes to raise funds for valuable cancer research, care and services to lessen the burden of a cancer diagnosis.
Through athletic events like our Bikes Fight Cancer Charity Ride, Powered by Valley Solar, we aim to empower a community to participate, donate, and fundraise in the fight against cancer.