Eighty-two residents from the Merrimack Valley will participate in the 30th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge — the nation's pioneer bike-a-thon for cancer — this weekend with 5,000 other cyclists from 36 states and eight countries.
The PMC is the single largest contributor to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and raises about half of the Jimmy Fund's annual revenue. Since 1980, it has raised more than $240 million for cancer research and patient care.
Cyclists will ride through 40 different cities and towns on seven different routes, ranging from the two-day 190-mile Sturbridge to Provincetown route to the Sunday 47-mile Wellesley-to-Wellesley loop.
To become a virtual rider, or make a financial contribution to a rider from your town, visit www.pmc.org, or call (800) WE-CYCLE. Checks can be made payable to PMC, 77 Fourth Ave., Needham, Mass. 02494.
Those from the Merrimack Valley riding are:
ANDOVER: Lucy Bernardin, Gerry Callahan, James Crockett, David Day, Joseph Digiammo, John Drake, Rich Ebbert, Michael Ferrantino, Brian Galluzzo, Bill Hamilton, Joe Hartnett, Susan Holzman, Brian Hussey, Bill Kavanagh, Will Kavanagh, Ben Kellman, Bruce Landay, Samuel Landay, Brian Logee, Kymberly Love, Kevin McGovern, David Morgenstern, Betsy Murphy, Richard Nohelty, Don Olson, Norman Papazian, Daniel Pouliot, Gerry Pouliot, Richard Remes, Patricia Rich, Scott Richardson, Scott Rizza, Martha Russell, Tony Sievers, Adam Simms, Howard Spector, Michael Sullivan, Jill Suskind, Evan Teplow, Jeffrey Wakelin, Allan Wood, Karen Wood, Christopher Zigmont, Katherine Zigmont
North Andover: Carlo Alpuerto, Kimberly Alpuerto, Leslie Azaret, Andrew Bauer, Peter Bennett, Pam Bird, Stephen Boucher, Rick Bowe, Gary Burns, Cameron Christie, Ellen Cullen, Deane Dolben, Thomas Ferlito, Mark Gifford, William Guptill, Doug Keith, Lisa Kelley, Lucy McDonough, James Medeiros, Tyler Munroe, Wayne Niemi, John Pino, Grad Rosenbaum, Bethany Scalise, Mark Schwalm, Robert Sweeney, Sara Weiss
METHUEN:Ed Clausen, Claire Coco, Steve DiPietro, Claudia Killmon, George Koerner, Stephanie Lane, Donald MartinHAVERHILL: Jim O'Connor, Jeanne Quinn, Bill Wakeham
LAWRENCE: Mark Walsh
