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Collecting Cards

When I was a kid and in my teens, I collected baseball and basketball cards. I had binders and boxes full of sports cards. I bought packs of cards and traded cards with friends. I also collected various collectibles – like Starting Lineup figures and Wheaties boxes with athletes images on the front of the box.

I recently brought my collection to my home from my childhood home so I could share with my kids. My son has been collecting sports cards with a focus on soccer cards. It was fun going through my card collection with him because he has seen highlights of many of the players and has seen some of them play or watched them on tv.

2024 PMC Jersey Reveal

John Berryhill and I are happy to reveal the domain industry sponsor jersey we will wear on the 2nd day of the Pan-Mass Challenge. The generous companies who donated to our PMC fundraiser are directly supporting Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and its cancer fighting mission. They are listed below, and we appreciate them.

This year, we created a high visibility jersey, and it raised well over $10,000 for Dana-Farber. On the back of the jersey, there is a second Embrace.com logo. If one additional company would like to become a sponsor with a $500 (or greater) donation to John or my PMC fundraiser, I will replace this logo with your logo. We plan to finalize the jersey by the end of the day today. The last spot has been reserved with the donation coming soon..

First Look: Add Your Logo to Our 2024 PMC Jersey

John Berryhill and I are raising funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute via the 2024 Pan-Mass Challenge ride in August. Together, with your support, we have now raised more than $175,000 for this important cancer fighting organization.

Each year, we wear a customized jersey with the logos of domain industry supporters/sponsors. We will wear these special jerseys as we cross the finish line on the second day of the Pan-Mass Challenge. We will also wear them as we do our final training rides along with rides in the future. It’s a fun way to show the domain investment space supports us as we support Dana-Farber and its cancer fighting mission.

Bid to Be Lead Sponsor of our PMC Jersey

John Berryhill and I are riding in this year’s Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds and awareness for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Each year we ride, we create a custom domain-industry cycling jersey as our primary source of fundraising. This raises considerable funds for Dana-Farber, and it also serves as a display of domain industry companies that support our efforts.

Each year, there is one lead sponsor whose logo is adorned on the front of our jersey, and there are many other companies whose logos are featured on the back and sleeves. You can see some of our past designs here, here, and here. Over the last 10 years, there have been several lead sponsors of our jersey:

2024 Pan-Mass Challenge

On August 3-4, 2024, I will be riding in my 11th Pan-Mass Challenge ride to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dana-Farber is a global leader in the fight against cancer, offering essential treatment and care to patients while spearheading some of the world’s most advanced cancer research. This year, the PMC will pass $1 billion in total funds raised for Dana-Farber.

When I started my fundraising in 2023, my cousin had recently been diagnosed with cancer. She was a patient at Dana-Farber, and after many months of treatment and surgeries, she is now cancer-free. A close friend of ours was just diagnosed with cancer, and she started her treatment plan a week ago. She will prevail. Sadly, Howard Neu recently passed away after battling cancer for 18 months. Cancer impacts all of us. 

John Berryhill will be joining me again for this year’s Pan-Mass Challenge ride and fundraising campaign. With the help of domain industry friends and colleagues, John and I have helped raise nearly $165,000 for Dana-Farber. Thank you!

John and I will soon share more information about sponsoring the special domain industry PMC jersey we will wear this year while we train and when we cross the finish line. In the meantime, if you would like to support my fundraiser with a donation in any amount, my fundraising page is here. You can also support John’s fundraising campaign. All of this year’s domain industry supporters are listed below and will continue to be added throughout the year.

Thank you to business friends and colleagues who have always generously supported our Pan-Mass Challenge fundraising. We appreciate you.

2024 Domain Industry PMC supporters:

Personal Goal for 2024

My wife is a runner. Scratch that. My wife is an exceptional and competitive runner. I’ve never really gotten into running beyond the slightly more-than-occasional 5k run outdoors or the twice weekly indoor treadmill run.

Last year, I decided I wanted to run more, and I would hold myself accountable for the running I do. I set a goal of running 42 miles each month with an overall goal of 500 miles for the year. I began tracking each run distance in Excel to ensure I stayed on track for each month and the entire year.

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