Their goal is to raise 76 million dollars for cancer research.

Many people who participated have battled cancer or other diseases.

“My wife Trisha started riding the PMC in 2006 in honor of a friend of our then 5-year-old daughter, who thankfully survived pediatric cancer,” Mike Kennealy said, who has attended PMC for over 20 years.

“I got involved initially back in 1995 when my younger daughter, Caroline, was being treated for a rare blood disease, aplastic anemia,” Joe Petner says, who rides for Team POW (Petner Ortiz Watts).

they get their family members involved in this program. For many years, this gradually become a tradition. They all hope the contributions they made will someday lead to the success of finding the cure for cancer. “The common goal here is to find—someday—a cure for cancer, which is such an insidious disease,” Petner said. “Especially as a parent, to have your child diagnosed with cancer is your worst nightmare.” Over the years, cancer rates have shown a significant downward trend: the incidence of cancer per 100,000 people fell by 5.7% from 2000 to 2020, and the mortality rate dropped by 27.5%, representing a substantial improvement.

Since PMC was founded in the 1980s, it has already raised one billion dollars. “For Petner, the beauty of the event lies not only in its mission but also in its opportunity for people from all

walks of life to contribute to advancements in cancer research and improve the lives of those with cancer.”

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