Archive for Dana-Farber Category
2011 Athletic Fundraising Appeal
March 27, 2011 alcatraz, amputee, athletics, biking, cancer, charity, Dana-Farber, disability, disabled, fundraising, PMC, sports, swimmingJothy & Carole’s 2011 Athletic Fundraising Appeal
Every year we take on 2 or 3 significant athletic challenges to raise money and give back. We need your help to reach our fundraising goals. To date, since 1998, we have raised and given to these causes over $100,000 thanks to so many generous donors. Thanks for all [...]
Interview with ESPN
January 21, 2011 athlete, athletics, cancer, confidence, Dana-Farber, disability, handicapped, inspiration, lance armstrong, media coverage, respect, self-confidence, sports, TV(video)
My interview by ESPN’s Scott Pentoney. Discussed Jim Valvano, Lance Armstrong, sports, disabilities, self-confidence and many other topics.
The PMC sentiment
August 9, 2010 biking, Dana-Farber, PMCIncredible sentiment of the PMC ride expressed to Billy Starr by an anonymous writer:
The greatest compliment I can make of the PMC is that if you told me I was going to die on Sunday, which I hope of course does not happen, I would be thrilled to have spent my last day on Saturday [...]
NECN Story about Osteosarcoma for the PMC
August 2, 2010 biking, Dana-Farber, media coverage, osteosarcoma, PMCReally nice story on NECN that will be broadcast live Friday night during the PMC opening ceremonies. This is a piece about three riders (including yours truly) who are survivors of Osteosarcoma. Point is that little has improved for this type of cancer in the last 35 years. We ride as part of a team [...]
Read More »Speaking at House of Blues Boston
October 7, 2009 cancer, Dana-FarberOct 7, 2009. I am speaking at the Boston House of Blues tonight at around 7 pm. It’s a fund-raiser for the Friends of Dana-Farber and ultimately supports the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and all the great things they do. This event asked me to speak because the book is imminent (publish date is early Nov) [...]
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