Pan-Mass Challenge #PMC2017
August 5, 2017 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM EDT
Pan-Mass Challenge Headquarters
The 2017 Pan-Mass Challenge, August 5th and 6th! The PMC donates 100% of all rider raised dollars to life saving cancer care and research at Dana Farber Cancer Institute through The Jimmy Fund. For more information, visit PMC.org.
ORGANIZATION
Together by the mile
The Pan-Mass Challenge, presented by the Boston Red Sox Foundation and New Balance, is the nation’s original fundraising bike-a-thon, and today raises more money for charity than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. A model of fundraising efficiency, since 2007 the PMC has donated 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly to cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The PMC is so well-known in cycling and fundraising circles, that each year people travel from around the world to participate. Thousands of riders and volunteers have lost loved ones to the disease, still more ride in honor of those in treatment, and over 600 PMC riders and volunteers are cancer survivors. The camaraderie shared by riders, volunteers, and supporters is so strong that even the doctors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute join their patients as teammates, riding toward a unified goal.
Since its 1980 inception, the PMC has contributed $500 million to lifesaving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For more facts and figures, see the PMC Fact Sheet.
The Organization
The PMC is a model of efficiency for all non-profit events. The professional team is made up of nine full time and one part time staff; a 14-person volunteer coordinating staff; a 12-person Board of Trustees; 6,000 cyclists; 4,000 volunteers; 46 communities; 200 companies, which donate $4 million worth of merchandise and services; and more than 250,000 individuals who sponsor PMC cyclists.
THE PMC MISSION
Until we find a cure
The Pan-Mass 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 efficiency while increasing its annual gift. Our hope and aspiration is to provide Dana-Farber’s doctors and researchers with the necessary resources to discover cures for all cancers. Click here to learn more about the Impact of PMC fundraising at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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The PMC Philosophy
While today there are many athletic fundraising events, the PMC channels 100% of every rider-raised dollar directly to the Jimmy Fund. It’s the most successful fundraising event for charity in the nation, and also among the leanest.
Billy Starr’s commitment to running such an efficient non-profit organization is testament to his savvy business skills, his organizational fortitude, and his determination that all PMC riders take their fundraising commitment to the event as seriously as their physical commitment.
This summer, each cyclist will commit to raising between $500 and $5,200 for the privilege of being a member of the PMC team. However, ninety percent of all PMCers exceed the minimum fundraising contribution, and one-third raise more than twice the amount required.
With equal commitment, the PMC relies upon thousands of volunteers to orchestrate the three-day event. From mapping the route, to constructing water stops, to ensuring medical attention and safety for thousands, 4,000 PMC volunteers commit their time, resources and energy to the event, without financial compensation. This team effort is a product of the PMC’s philosophy of success: those who commit themselves in full are those who achieve results.
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