Chris Downey, president of Harbor Mortgage in Braintree, is set to ride in the 39th Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC) on August 4 and 5, 2018.
This will be Downey’s second year riding the PMC annual bike-a-thon that raises money for life-saving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Downey will be part of Team Willett Power, captained by Bruce McCutcheon, who lost his first wife to ovarian cancer.
Last year, their 12-member team raised $150,000 and their goal is to raise the same amount this year. The team will be riding from Wellesley to Provincetown, a total of 163 miles.
Downey has been training every week on team rides. Currently, Team Willett Power meets in Duxbury at 6:30 a.m. and bikes approximately 45 miles per ride, and this will soon increase as they approach the event date.
“I became involved because, frankly, I should have been involved a long time ago. Most everyone has their own personal experience with cancer in some manner, it would be difficult to find someone who has not been impacted by this horrible disease,” explained Downey. “My wife had breast cancer and recently celebrated her 10th year of remission. We are very fortunate and owe much to this incredible community that was able to cure her. To that end, the Pan-Mass Challenge is the most well-run and efficient means of fundraising I know of; literally every dollar raised goes directly into research.”
To make a donation to Team Willett Power, visit http://pmc.org/egifts/CD0269
About the PMC
In 2017, there were 6,200 riders and the PMC gave a record gift of $51 million to Dana-Farber. The PMC donates 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
For more information about PMC, visit https://www.pmc.org
Harbor Mortgage Solutions, Inc. is a family-owned, residential mortgage company serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Recognized as a leading housing wealth management authority, Harbor Mortgage is dedicated to serving the unique home financing and often complex needs of senior homeowners, while also promoting those needs among consumers, professional advisors, state legislators and industry regulators.
Harbor Mortgage (NMLS #2846, MA-MB2846, and RI 20041821LB) is located in Braintree, MA. For more information, contact 781-843-5553 or visit HarborMortgage.com.
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