Dear Visitor,

I have been touched by cancer many times during my life, beginning with the loss of my best friend’s cousin to leukemia when we were just too young to know what was happening. My Grandmother, Ruth, was a breast cancer survivor, as is my Aunt, Liz. David, college roommate and best friend of my brother, survived Hodgkin’s Lymphoma over very daunting odds. More recently, friends Cathy, Anne and Louise have all begun their own courageous fights against breast cancer. When forced to think about it for a few minutes, we all know too many people who have been affected by cancer. Help me help the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute make cancer history.

When they write the history book of how cancer was conquered, Dana-Farber and the Pan-Mass Challenge will be in the first chapter.

The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge is the nation’s original fundraising bike-a-thon and today raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. It is also the most cost efficient. With 99 cents of each dollar raised going directly to the Jimmy Fund, the PMC has contributed more than $145 million to lifesaving cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute since its 1980 inception. On August 5 and 6, 2006, nearly 4,000 cyclists will travel 192 miles over two days, through 46 scenic Massachusetts towns.

I have joined up with my friend David Butler of Nantucket to form a team which will be among the 4000 riders participating in the Sturbridge to Provincetown ride. We have committed to raise a significant sum for Dana-Farber, and my personal goal is to raise more than $10,000. To achieve this goal of ten grand in 192 miles, I will ride more than 2000 miles in training. So when you think about it, the financial assistance I request from you in reaching my goal is quite small compared to the thousands of miles I’ll ride in order to get your help.

David & I will be working with our team members to create a team jersey, and we are considering putting the names of all those whom we know that have been affected by cancer on the shirts as a moving tribute to our efforts. If you or someone you know should be on our shirt, please drop a line and let us know their name so we can include them in our design.

Please, won’t you join me in helping to put an end to cancer and to help those who are in need of treatment? Please use the link below to make a donation at my personal PMC secure website: https://www.pmc.org/egifts/giftinfo.asp?EgiftID=JT0120

To encourage you to give generously, I have committed to have my company, atEase property management, donate the first $1500. Don’t hesitate, please give now.

Stop by my personal profile and sign the guestbook to show your support: http://www.pmc.org/mypmc/profiles.asp?eGiftID=JT0120

Thank you for your commitment to this worthy endeavor. I hope this note finds you well.

Jeff

Jeffrey A. Turner
President
atEase property management, LLC
508-228-5332 Phone/Fax
508-221-1133 Cell
www.atEasenantucket.com