2 Basking Ridge Bicyclists To Ride In Pan-Mass Challenge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Two Basking Ridge residents will join more than 6,000 riders who are taking part a two-day 211-mile bike-a-thon across Massachusetts called the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC).

The bike-a-thon will take place on Aug. 7 and 8 with a goal of raising $52 million for cancer research and patient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber).

Brett Anders and Seldon Clarke both of Basking Ridge are taking part in the event, which has 16 different routes, spanning between 25 and 211 miles.

Anders, who has a $5,500 goal with $2,734 raised as of July 21, says he rides to honor his family and friends who have been affected by cancer.

"I plan on doing the same route this year in honor and memory of those affected by cancer, including the recent loss of my friend and colleague, Eric Guglielmotti. On March 3, 2021, Eric passed away after a courageous battle with cancer," said Anders.

See Anders' donation page here.

Clarke has a $25,000 goal with $2,400 raised as of July 21. He says he is riding in honor of his wife’s brother Chuck, who died at 24 from Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Clarke has ridden every year since 1997 raising hundreds of thousands of dollars over that time.

See Clarke's donation page here.

Every dollar that riders raise goes to Dana-Farber's Jimmy Fund, with the Pan-Mass Challenge raising 64 percent of the fund's yearly monies, according to a news release from PMC.

There are over 6,000 riders from 47 states and 11 countries participating in the PMC in 2021.

"We couldn't be more excited to bring our passionate PMC riders, volunteers, donors and sponsors back together in person for PMC Ride Weekend this year," said Billy Starr, founder and executive director of the PMC. "With fully supported routes and Reimagined options, everyone can customize their PMC experience to join us in the fight against cancer. Cancer doesn’t stop for anything, even a global pandemic, and funding for research, treatment and care is as critical as ever."

See all of the New Jersey riders participating this year:

• Allendale - Cheryl Rubin
• Asbury - Todd Hengerer
• Avalon - Walter Locke
• Basking Ridge - Brett Anders, Seldon Clarke
• Brookside - Laura Vigilante
• Califon - Eric Schlauch
• Cedar Knolls - Bruce Levy
• Steven Rapp - Edison, Richard Hoffman
• Glen Rock - Frank Gaul
• Hoboken - Anders Conrad, Debbie Jacobus, Elizabeth Palmer
• Jersey City - Caroline Petner
• Lawrence Township - Dorothy Vaughan, Kyle Hammerschmidt, Stephen Murray
• Madison - John Formica, Bill Johnson
• Manasquan - Jeffrey Brown, Nicholas Papa
• Mendham - Thomas Fuller
• Montclair - Margo Walter
• Montville - Mike Kalfus
• Morristown - Brian Cove, Gregory Sauter, Carl Symecko, Brent Van Fossan, Per Sivertsson
• New Providence - Carl Bagish
• Oakland - Nicole Aubuchon
• Park Ridge - Kathy Mccullough-Widmer
• Princeton - Lauren Ullmann
• Ridgewood - Dan Lafrance, Paul Mckeon
• Saddle River - Frederick Barney
• Scotch Plains - James Chitty, Joseph Hesson
• Short Hills -Ben Campbell, Brett Cohen
• Springfield -David Ehrlich, Scott Kessel
• Summit - Fiona Bowen, Mark Brenner, Michael Cornell, Jerry Strabley, Terry Thompson
• Wayne - Ashley Montesano
• West Orange - Linda Sterling
• Westmont -Kevin Nowak
• Whitehouse Station - Bob Schoenfeld

To make a financial contribution to a rider from your town or to register as a rider, visit pmc.org, or call 800-WE-CYCLE. Connect with #PMC2021 on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

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