A couple of years ago, I wanted to find a vintage image of Nantucket I could frame and give as a gift. I ended up choosing a Sports Illustrated from the 1950s that featured Sankaty Head golf course on Nantucket. I spent a considerable amount of time and a fair amount of money hunting down an original copy in good condition so I could frame the cover and give it as a Christmas gift.

A new business was just launched that could have been helpful to me in my hunt for the perfect gift for our friends.

I’ve done the Pan-Mass Challenge with attorney John Berryhill several times. Unfortunately, John did not ride the PMC with me this year, but he is doing another important ride to raise funds for charity.

This morning, John is participating in the Philadelphia Cycling Classic Charity Ride for American Association for Cancer Research. AACR is a great organization that is a leader in cancer research.

Last year, I rode my 12th Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Seven of those years were with attorney John Berryhill. With help from colleagues, friends, and family, we have raised more than $200,000 to further the cancer fighting mission of Dana-Farber.

Truth be told, I was not planning to ride this year. I have a longstanding commitment with some friends during PMC weekend, and my family is traveling quite a bit this Summer so I wouldn’t get the miles in on my bicycle. When the January signup window passed without signing up, I regretted it but figured I would be back again next year.

The first match of the 2026 World Cup kicks off in about 3 weeks. I grew up playing soccer. I wasn’t great, but I loved the sport. Both of my kids play competitively, and they love it, too. My wife and I spend a significant amount of time taking our kids to soccer practices and games. Over Memorial Day weekend, we watched our kids play in 7 matches in 4 cities!

Many years ago when I was a kid, my dad would bring home special desserts from Frederick’s Pastries in Amherst, New Hampshire. When we celebrated special occasions, he would bring home a cake, cupcakes, cookies, or another sweet treat. Stopping by Frederick’s was also special. I still stop at Frederick’s when I visit my parents in NH.

When I celebrated my bar mitzvah at 13, my parents had Frederick’s make a special cake for the occasion. Honestly, I don’t remember much about the cake, but I am sure it was great. I remember something more important from that experience though.

This year’s Pan-Mass Challenge was exceptional. It was probably the best ride I have had in my 12 years of riding.

The weather was more cooperative than ever, and the company couldn’t have been better. It’s always fun spending the weekend with John Berryhill, and it was great to have Karen join us this year.

While the ride is a good challenge and the celebratory atmosphere is fun, the focus of the PMC is singular: to raise funds and awareness for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. I’m proud to share that we raised more than $27,000 so far this year, bringing our fundraising total to more than $210,000 for Dana-Farber.

On Saturday afternoon, we were given a sharp reminder of why we participate in the PMC – and why Karen runs marathons on the Dana-Farber team. One of our closest friends underwent chemotherapy for colorectal cancer a year ago. She recently learned her cancer returned, and she will need to have surgery next month. While she isn’t being treated at DFCI, the cutting-edge research conducted there benefits patients around the world. This is why we do the Pan-Mass Challenge.

Sunday’s ride was a chance to represent the domain investing community in a meaningful way. We received many compliments about our domain investment jerseys. Several people complimented us on the design and a few asked questions about our team. I always appreciate the chance to explain how these jerseys help us raise funds and are backed by friends and colleagues in our business.

If you supported our ride this year, thank you. Your generosity fuels us and we appreciate it. If you would like to support our fundraising efforts this year, we would appreciate it. In fact, if we can raise an additional $2,000 for Dana-Farber via my PMC fundraising ride, I will go out and ride 25 miles in the 85 degree heat this afternoon. My legs and body are cooked, but it will be worth it to me:

My legs (and everything) are cooked, and I am going to regret this physically, but if we can raise an additional $2,000+ for @PanMass this morning, I will ride another 25 miles this afternoon in the 85 degree heat wearing my domain investing PMC jersey.https://t.co/jJGedXVIaN

— Elliot Silver (@DInvesting) August 4, 2025