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BBF Pan Mass Challenge Team 2024

Sat August 3 - Fri September 13, 2024 Boston, MA 02114 US
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Stephen Patten

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$4,173

Raised of $6,000

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Why I'm Riding the 2024 Pan Mass Challenge

My dad, Bruce P. Patten, was diagnosed with prostate cancer that eventually spread to his hip and ribs. To make things worse he developed frontotemporal dementia. What would you say if you knew the conversation you were having with a loved one would be the last? Dad can't have a conversation anymore, but if he could he would tell you "Carpe Diem" which is Latin for "Seize the Day." Make every day count as if it was your last. It was his favorite saying. That saying resonated with me during my time in Afghanistan. My unit, the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, lost 52 Soldiers. Since coming home many of our Soldiers have developed lung and brain cancer. I can share that time spent in a combat zone changes your outlook on life. You learn quickly that life isn't about how hard you can hit, its about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. We have one life to live and we can choose to use that life to make the world a better place. We can choose to be the best version of ourselves possible. I'm riding to make a difference in the fight against cancer and to meet other people who want to make a difference. If you donate to the Boston Bruins Foundation you'll be making a difference. The Boston Bruins Foundation is a proud supporter of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Pan Mass Challenge. Be a leader. Lead from the front. Lean forward and donate now. I deeply appreciate your love and support. Together we can change the world.   

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$4,173 Raised By 50 Donors

$500 on behalf of Peabody Firefighters
$300 on behalf of Ellen Sweet
$250 on behalf of Robert St Pierre
$200 from Anonymous
$200 on behalf of James Gauthier
$150 on behalf of Jean G. Porcello-Giusto
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Bob Lennon USMC
$100 on behalf of Brian Herbert
$100 on behalf of Carol Freitas
$100 on behalf of Carolyn Spencer
$100 on behalf of Donald Fahey
$100 on behalf of Joseph Cole
$100 on behalf of Kelley Rayos-Teixeira
$100 on behalf of Mark Colangelo
$100 on behalf of Patrick Attridge
$100 on behalf of Peabody Veterans Council
$100 on behalf of Shirley Bogdan
$100 on behalf of Stephen Ell
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Thomas Griffin
$100 on behalf of William Valliere
$75 on behalf of Bruce P Patten
$50 on behalf of Ann Patten
$50 on behalf of Emilio Fusco
$50 on behalf of Essex County Det 127, Marine Corps League
$50 on behalf of Josephp Correnti. Jr.
$50 on behalf of Kim F Emerling
$50 on behalf of Natalie Call
$50 on behalf of Reidy Family
$50 on behalf of Scott Blake
$50 on behalf of Stephen Adelman
$50 on behalf of Stephen Ell
$30 on behalf of Jon Lazar
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Anuj and Eileen Goel
$25 on behalf of Bruce Siegel
$25 on behalf of DONALD WEIR
$25 on behalf of Ginny Mavros
$25 on behalf of Keith Roberts
$25 on behalf of Lena Vellturo
$25 on behalf of michael Jenney
$25 on behalf of phil ronan
$25 on behalf of Philip McGovern
$25 on behalf of RALPH LANGLEY
$25 on behalf of Robert Langley
$25 on behalf of Sharon Cameron
$25 on behalf of Thomas Sholds
$13 on behalf of Lucia- lucky # 13 :)
$5 from Anonymous

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