AMSA Student is Youngest Cancer Survivor to ride PMC [Part 2]
AMSA 8th grader and Boylston resident Sam Mahler and father Mike Mahler talk about experiences with the Pan-Mass Challenge.
Read Part 1 here. In 2004, with the support of his newly-constructed team, LEGS (Legs Ending Great Suffering), Mike approached the event with renewed interest. LEGS rode from Wellesley to Provincetown, and ever since, they have participated in the PMC each year. “I wasn't really a charitable person before,” Mike said. “But now, instead of just giving a one-time donation like I might have before, I've been able to raise a lot of money, and more importantly, recruit new riders to the team.” There are now close to 30 riders on LEGS. The PMC offers teams the opportunity to have a “pedal partner”-a pediatric patient of the Jimmy Fund Clinic- to allow riders to connect firsthand with those who their hard work and fundraising will be benefitting…
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