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		<title>Impact of Charity Bike-a-Thons</title>
		<link>http://panmasschallenge.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/impact-of-charity-bike-a-thons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A group called the Bikes Belong Coalition has come out with a study that shows what PMCers have always know – bike-a-thons are a growing and powerful way to support a cause.
The study looked at 2008 rides, including the Pan-Mass Challenge, and found that last year bike rides for a cause raised $195 million.
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		<title>Plan Your 2010 PMC Route</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge has announced its routes and minimum fundraising requirements for PMC 2010.
Note two new route options that will allow some two-day riders to sleep in their own beds on Saturday night, while still enjoying (or enduring!) the two-day ride experience.
 The new routes also make it possible for adult PMC cyclists to join their [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=868&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stock up on great cycling gear!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PMC is clearing out its warehouse and that means huge discounts on PMC merchandise – jerseys, jackets, hats and much more are all up to 75 percent off.
It could be a perfect holiday gift for your favorite PMCer.
The discounts include New Balance and Vineyard Vines PMC items too! PMC kids T-shirts just $5.
And of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=860&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>30th PMC Gala and Check Presentation – Saturday, Dec. 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge will celebrate its 30th annual contribution to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in style.
This year’s annual check presentation party will be held at the beautiful and very cool, new House of Blues on Lansdowne Street in Boston Dec. 5. PMCers get your tickets here. (You will need your PMC ID#)
The 30th PMC Gala and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=853&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More on the PMC Bridge to Progress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute celebrated 30 years of PMC history last night with the rededication of the PMC Bridge To Progress, which connects the Smith and Dana buildings at DFCI.
The skywalk bridge is a PMC museum of sorts, with displays of photographs, t-shirts, rider jerseys, and other memorabilia from the past 30 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=846&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Billy Starr rededicates PMC Bridge to Progress &#124; NECN</title>
		<link>http://panmasschallenge.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/billy-starr-rededicates-pmc-bridge-to-progress-necn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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 The Pan-Massachusetts Challenge and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute celebrated 30 years of PMC history last night with the rededication of the PMC Bridge To Progress, which connects the Smith and Dana buildings at DFCI.
Watch the NECN coverage here.
(NECN: Boston) &#8211; An exciting night for the Pan Mass Challenge and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
PMC [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=832&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When a Child Knows Someone with Cancer</title>
		<link>http://panmasschallenge.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/when-a-child-knows-someone-with-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PMCer Amy McMahon invites all PMCers to this free event Sunday, Oct. 18.
 
PMCers are welcome to invite family and friends to When a Child Knows Someone with Cancer: Helping Young Children Cope with the Cancer Diagnosis of a Loved One, taking place at WGBH, One Guest Street in Brighton this Sun, 10/18, 2-3:30pm.
The event, hosted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=826&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Stories From the Field: PMC riders recap PMC weekend</title>
		<link>http://panmasschallenge.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/stories-from-the-field-pmc-riders-recap-pmc-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;ve all had a chance to rehydrate, sleep and recover from the 30th annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, dozens of local riders are sharing their favorite memories and personal stories.
Here are a few.
The Amesbury News recaps first time PMCer Kristin Beauparlant’s ride.
Beauparlant, a nurse, rode the PMC in honor of her late patient, PMCer Beth [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=820&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pan Mass Challenge &#8212; Day 1</title>
		<link>http://panmasschallenge.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/pan-mass-challenge-day-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
After an amazing opening ceremony last night, PMCers hit the road at 5:30 a.m. pedalling up to 100 miles on the first day of the two day event.
Riders met Pedal Partners in Lakeville, enjoyed a lunch break and Dighton, and partied in Bourne. It was a great day 1. Here  are some photos:
 
We had a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=776&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The PMC takes over NYC</title>
		<link>http://panmasschallenge.wordpress.com/2009/07/30/the-pmc-takes-over-nyc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ An eager bunch of PMC cyclists from New York got up early to show their PMC spirit to the nation.
The perky group of pedalers and volunteers: Susan Fier, Marlo Bakst, Paul Straton, Robert Goodman, Maureen Errity, Claudine Kipp, Ed Gallagher, Brittney Gallagher, Erin Gallagher, Anthony Cook, James Kotarski, who were equipped with caffeine, PMC shirts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panmasschallenge.wordpress.com&blog=5242377&post=769&subd=panmasschallenge&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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