ornoth | 2009 Pan-Mass Challenge

Those of you who have sponsored me on previous Pan-Mass Challenge charity rides have my profound thanks once again.

On the other hand, if you have not sponsored my ride, but have the means, this would be the perfect time to start. With the economy forcing many former sponsors to tighten their budgets, it would really, really help if I could get a few new sponsors to make up for some of this year’s shortfall.

On August 1st, I will line up for my ninth Pan-Mass Challenge. However, I’m doing something a little different this time. Instead of sending you yet another long email with the same familiar talking points, this year I’ve put together a video that will hopefully communicate how important the PMC is. Here it is:

Watch on YouTube

Last year the PMC donated a total of $35 million to the Jimmy Fund, and I raised a record $12,000. In this, the Pan-Mass Challenge’s 30th year, the sour economy has forced me to reduce my goal to simply surpassing the $6,700 Heavy Hitter level. If I raise that much, I will also exceed $50,000 in lifetime fundraising, which is an achievement I’ll take great pride in.

Regardless of whether the economy is good or bad, hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to die of cancer each year. I hope you will support my fight against cancer by making a donation to the Jimmy Fund at this Web page:

http://ornoth.pmcrider.com/

And if you’d like to look through my writeups, photos, and videos from previous years, or keep updated on this year’s training, those can all be found on Orny’s Cycling Page.

Thanks for reading, and I hope to hear from you soon!