Meet The 2022 Bay State Physical Therapy PMC Riding Team
Summer in New England means it is PMC Season at Bay State Physical Therapy and across New England. We are proud to be the Official Physical Therapy Partner of the Pan-Mass Challenge for the fifth consecutive year. As a company whose mission includes empowering health and wellness, we are thrilled to have our own 2022 Bay State Physical Therapy PMC Riding Team in the saddle for another great season.
Ready to Ride
Our 2022 PMC Riding team consists of six amazing individuals, each with their own unique reason for participating. This year, Jenn McBride (Bay State Physical Therapy, Foxboro), Cara Gaziano (Bay State Physical Therapy, Weymouth), Lexi Windwer (Bay State Physical Therapy, Braintree), Erin Doherty (Bay State Corporate Resource Center), Sara Pesci ( MVPT Marketing), and Jill Simon (Bay State Physical Therapy, Chelmsford) will saddle up to ride in honor and memory of friends, family, coworkers, and patients.
“Each year I’m in awe of our riding team. Not only do they commit to rigorous training to prepare for the PMC weekend, but they also set increasingly lofty fundraising goals,” says Steve Windwer, PT, DC, Founder and CEO of Bay State Physical Therapy. “Last year’s team weathered many challenges, including a very dangerous crash weeks before PMC weekend, which resulted in two riders requiring immediate surgery. But on PMC weekend, the entire team came together to support one another. I’m incredibly proud of them and our entire organization for their dedication and support of Dana-Farber and our role as the Official Physical Therapy Partner of the Pan-Mass Challenge. If you haven’t already contributed to our team’s fundraising campaign, I urge you to join me in supporting their efforts to shatter their $60,000 goal.”
Extra Inspiration in 2022
In 2021, our BSPT riding team completed a hybrid ride, consisting of a 75-mile reimagined ride on Saturday, August 7th, and participated in the PMC Wellesley century ride on Sunday, August 8th, totaling 175 miles for the weekend and raising $58,434, just shy of our $60,000 goal. This year our team has committed to riding PMC’s 50-mile Wellesley route and has set our sights on that same fundraising goal of $60,000!
This year we have special motivation for our ride and fundraising with the match of our PMC Pedal Partner. The Pedal Partner Program offers an inspiring opportunity for pediatric oncology patients at Dana-Farber to connect with PMC riders cycling and raising funds for cancer research and treatment in their honor. Our Pedal Partner is Celia Jan, a very sweet and active 4-year-old who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in October 2020. Celia is very special to our team as she is currently receiving physical therapy treatment in our Braintree office by our team’s very own Lexi Windwer, PT, DPT.
See What Inspires our Bay State Physical Therapy PMC Riding Team
Help Support Our Riding Team and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Pan-Mass Challenge raises more money for charity than any other single athletic fundraising event in the country, contributing its funds to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a world leader in adult and pediatric cancer treatment and research. 100% of all rider-raised funds go directly to cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund, and since 1980, the PMC has raised $831 million for Dana-Farber.
Join the fight for cancer and support our Bay State Physical Therapy PMC Riding Team’s fundraising efforts by donating if you are able.
Tags: PMC, Pan-Mass Challenge, Dana-Farber, Cancer Research, Fundraising
Originally published at https://mvpt-physicaltherapy.com on June 14, 2022.
