Absence of Evidence...

Recently, a pithy little phrase has been front of mind for me:

"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."

In other words, just because you don't see or hear something happening, that doesn't mean it's not happening. I personally take comfort from this, given how little I've been promoting the Pan Mass Challenge this year compared to my blog and email frequency from previous years.   (Facebook's "on this day" reminders are a constant poke in my guilt center, when I see all the posts from previous years coming back to me...)

So although it's readily provable that I've gotten much less active with my PMC promotion, you can rest assured that I am every bit as committed to this cause as I was when I started. Compared to previous years, my training mileage is somewhat down, while my weight has traveled in the opposite direction... Nonetheless, my resolve is intact and I'm doubling down on my weekend and lunch-ride mileage. I will be ready for the Big Ride on  August 5th. I'm sure I won't set any PRs, but I'm equally sure that I'll be there at the Sturbridge Host Hotel and ready to ride -- along with more than 5,000 others.  ;-)

The Punchline is this, though:  I ride the PMC to raise money for cancer research and treatment. I do this by trying to convince you, my readers, that this is a cause worthy of your support and donation/sponsorship.  This year, we have a $48M fund-raising goal to meet. This is how you can help:

1. Donating online, using your credit card:Click here, or go to https://profile.pmc.org/dm0192
   Follow the instructions online.
2. Donating by check:
   Make your check payable to "PMC - Jimmy Fund".
   Send it to me at the below address and I will submit it:
       Doug McPherson
       13 Marble Farm Road
       Maynard, MA 01754
   

When it's all said and done, this "whole PMC-thing" I've been doing for the last 14 years is really a very simple thing -- but that's simple as in "straightforward", not as in "easy". For me, this "PMC thing" is actually a bit stressful from time to time, and it requires a lot of time and effort. But that's all OK -- because it turns out that there are some things that are worthy of our effort.  And for me, joining the fight against cancer has become just that. I hope that if you've read this far, you might also believe it's worthy of your donation and support.  Please help us today.