"During its 36-year run, the Pan-Mass Challenge has raised more than a half-billion dollars to combat cancer - a feat likely far greater than Billy Starr, its founder and executive director, and dozens of friends would have expected when they started the annual bike ride in 1980.
On Aug. 6 and 7, more than 200 locals from MetroWest are set to participate in the largest single athletic fundraiser in the country, according to PMC organizers.
The two-day biking event raises money for adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. PMC is Dana-Farber’s largest single contributor, raising more than 58 percent of the Jimmy Fund’s annual revenue."
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http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/20160731/up-to-challenge
The Remington Jefferson School is a water stop for the 2-day riders. It has a reputation for being one of the better water stops on the route. The riders tend to arrive between 8:00 and 10:00 AM on Saturday morning, Aug 6
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| Screen grab of PMC water stop info for Franklin |
The PDF of the Sturbridge to Provincetown route can be found here
http://www.pmc.org/sites/pmc.org/files/cue-sheets/sturbridge-to-provincetown_0.pdf
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| PMC riders arriving at Remington-Jefferson in 2013 |
Additional photos from the 2013 water stop can be found here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_sherlock/albums/72157634927800798
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