--- title: Charlestown PMC Kids Ride description: Be part of the Charlestown PMC Kids Ride! The PMC Kids Rides Program is part of the Pan-Mass Challenge and donates funds raised to Dana-Farber. image: https://kids.pmc.org/hubfs/PMC%20Kids%20Rides%20images/aboutkr_030819.jpg --- [Login](https://stage.pmc.org/mypmc-login) [Donate](https://donate.kids.pmc.org) - [PMC](https://www.pmc.org/) - [Winter Cycle](https://wintercycle.pmc.org/) - [Unpaved](https://www.unpaved.org/) Press the Return key to search for rides, blog posts, site content etc. [Search for riders here.](http://profile.kids.pmc.org/) ![](https://kids.pmc.org/hubfs/Kids%20Rides/town-rides/pmc-kidsride-town_ride_page-hero-background-curve.svg) ![CharlestownKRHeader1304x718](https://kids.pmc.org/hubfs/CharlestownKRHeader1304x718.png) 2026 PMC Kids Rides # Charlestown Saturday, June 6, 2026 Eden Street Playground   [![Register](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2756700/interactive-186917467425.png) ](https://kids.pmc.org/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJ%2BcpSElaR8t5AE9axDBDglu%2BIC8XEOGRQ43pa3GJIjlgqPCetoYDMW44%2F7U4pLYtGVmZ5JIlUfbzvBuFylTpIfJp87aPuVfDXNZnUKpBN8vQaBCHC3uvPbJpsVNXjR6ZzwHHuMLEP9CzV%2BBpphL0yX03QPsr7CbUzrVyVZLLmu4Yq4vOys67xHlQAKOcLFcaSCMw%3D%3D&webInteractiveContentId=186917467425&portalId=2756700) Navigate Sections ## Event Details - Saturday, June 6, 2026 - Eden Street Playground 10 Eden Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Ages 2 to 8 recommended - Registration Fee: $20 - Required Fundraising Commitment: $40 - Virtual (not in-person) event option available! - Contact: [Ed Reardon](mailto:reardon.edward@cleanharbors.com) ## Welcome to the Charlestown PMC Kids Ride! Join us at our new location at Eden Street Playground as we raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute! Last year, thanks to the incredible generosity of our Charlestown families, friends, and neighbors, 100+ participants raised more than $25,000 for cancer research and patient care. We hope to see you at the 2026 ride - all are welcome! ## Schedule of Events - **10:00 am **- Check-In & Bike/Scooter Decorating - **10:30 am **- Announcements & Awards for Top Fundraisers - **10:45 am **- Warm-Up Presented by Monument Fitness - **11:00 am **- Easy Riders (Relaxed pace lap) - **11:10 am **- Cool Cruisers (Feel the breeze lap) - **11:20 am **- PMC Pros (Brisk lap) - **11:30 am **- Snacks & Entertainment - **12:00 pm **- Conclusion Announcement & Park Clean-Up ## Routes - A .1 mile loop around the park. Pick your own distance! Kids will be able to choose how many loops to ride. Riders will ride with the group that matches their riding ability: - ****11:00 am ****- Easy Riders (Relaxed pace lap) - ****11:10 am ****- Cool Cruisers (Feel the breeze lap) - ****11:20 am ****- PMC Pros (Brisk lap) - **Virtual Rider:** Virtual riders are those who would prefer to ride on their own and not in person at the event. Virtual riders who raise $50 or more will receive an official PMC Kids Rides t-shirt and water bottle at the end of June for spring rides. Virtual riders have no registration fee or fundraising commitment. ## Register to Ride Parents will need to create an account or log in with an existing account to register their child or family. When creating an account, please enter the parent's information first, as there will be a separate section in registration to enter the child's information. Under "Event Option" parents will be able to select a route for each child. Riders have a $20 registration fee and a $40 fundraising minimum. Parents will need to sign a waiver and agree to the fundraising commitment in order to complete registration. In-person riders will receive their rider kit at the ride. **Virtual Rider** Parents will be able to select the “Virtual Rider” route if their child will not be riding in person but still wants to support the PMC Kids Rides program. Virtual riders can ride in their own neighborhood on the day of the ride or whenever they'd like! If a virtual rider raises $50 or more, they will receive an official PMC Kids Rides t-shirt and water bottle at the end of June for spring rides.  Once registration is complete for both in-person and virtual riders, parents will receive a confirmation email with information on how to log into their management page to customize donation pages and to track donations.    [ Register to Ride ](https://secure.kids.pmc.org/Register/charlestown) ## Fundraising The fundraising minimum for each rider is $40 and is due by September 1. Riders who go above and beyond with their fundraising will be recognized as Heavy Hitters or Breakaway Fundraisers and will receive a special gift and certificate in recognition of their fundraising efforts. - **Power Pedaler **– $100+ - **Heavy Hitter **– $500+ - **Breakaway Fundraiser** – $1,000+ **Fundraising Tips** - Customize your rider profile page (set a goal, include why you are riding and a photo) - Set up a [Facebook Fundraiser](https://kids.pmc.org/facebook-fundraisers) - Start your fundraising early - Send out hand-written letters or emails to your friends and family **Click [here](https://kids.pmc.org/fundraise) for more fundraising tips** ## Rider Bike Tag / Why I PMC Click on the buttons below to download fun tools to make your 2020 PMC Kids Rides experience special! **Customize your very own PMC Kids Rides bike tag!** Register as a virtual rider and then download the PMC Kids Rides bike tag! Make sure to write your name on the tag and color it in to make it your own! Parents, please cut out the bike tag for your kids and help them fasten it on their bike. We recommend using string or zip-ties to fasten! **Share why you PMC!** Everyone participates in a PMC Kids Ride for their own personal reasons - this is your opportunity to share why you PMC. Download the poster and share in a few words "why you PMC". Take a photo with your sign and share on social media or in emails to your donors and supporters. [ Rider Bike Tag ](https://kids.pmc.org/hubfs/Kids%20Bike%20Tag%20Final%202020.pdf) [ Why I PMC poster ](https://kids.pmc.org/hubfs/PMC%20Kids%20Rides%20images/Why%20I%20PMC%20poster_kids%20rides.pdf) ## Donate ## 100 percent of all rider-raised dollars go directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Donate online or by check. Checks can be made payable to the Pan-Mass Challenge or PMC. Please send all checks to: > PMC Kids Rides > 77 4th Ave > Needham, MA 02494 Make sure that the rider's name is listed so they can receive credit! [ Donate to a Rider ](https://donate.kids.pmc.org/) [ Donate to the Charlestown Ride ](https://donate.kids.pmc.org/charlestown/) ## Safety **The PMC Kids Rides program follows all public health regulations and guidelines for your area.** **General Safety Tips!** 1. Wear a properly-fitted helmet (children are required to wear helmets when participating). 2. Ride in control – this is not a race. 3. Hands should remain on handlebars. 4. Never wear any kind of headphones. You need to hear clearly. 5. Follow the ride guides and volunteers. 6. When passing other rides, make sure to yell “on your left!” Never pass riders on the right. 7. If you need to slow down or stop to cross an intersection or obstacle, yell “slowing” or “stopping” to alert those behind you. *Each PMC Kids Ride has a licensed medical professional on site.* ## Volunteers Get the entire family involved and support the event by volunteering! Be a ride marshal, work at a water stop, help distribute snacks and more. Volunteers will need to create an account and then will be able to select the position(s) that they would like.   [ Register to Volunteer ](https://secure.kids.pmc.org/Volunteer/charlestown) ## PMC Pedal Partner - Tilly The PMC Pedal Partner Program is a wonderful way for riders to connect with a child who has been affected by cancer. PMC Pedal Partners are pediatric oncology patients at the Jimmy Fund Clinic who are paired with PMC Kids Rides or PMC teams. ![Tilly_Charlestown](https://kids.pmc.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Tilly_Charlestown.jpg?width=350&height=485&name=Tilly_Charlestown.jpg) ### Meet Tilly! Tilly is the 2026 PMC Pedal Partner for the Charlestown PMC Kids Ride! *The first time we brought Tilly to Dana-Farber, we came from Boston Children’s Hospital (where she had undergone a procedure to have her port placed) through a labyrinth of hallways and elevators and checkpoints. As we followed the signs to the Jimmy Fund, we crossed over the Pan-Mass Challenge Bridge to Progress. At that time, our family had been connected to the Pan-Mass in some way for nearly 10 years, but in an instant everything changed, and our family had become linked to Dana-Farber and to this event in a much more deeply personal way. There is a community of riders and volunteers within the PMC called Living Proof, and they are individuals who were previously treated or are currently undergoing cancer treatment. They are the Living Proof. They represent the hopes and dreams of so many and it’s all so tangible, right there in plain sight. Dana-Farber has become not just a place where Tilly gets treatment, yogurt sticks, cereal, llama cookies, and stickers, but also the place where she becomes the Living Proof. Tilly is one amazing fighter, battling way above her weight class, and once a week during treatment when we crossed over the Bridge to the Jimmy Fund, we had the chance to think about the PMC; it’s starting line and finish line, all the riders and everything they do, and see Tilly there on the side of the road along the PMC route, holding one of the many handmade signs that say, “I am here because of you.”* If you know a child in treatment at the Jimmy Fund who is interested in being a PMC Pedal Partner for a PMC Kids Ride, please contact Belle Nace, PMC Pedal Partner Program Coordinator, at [belle@pmc.org](mailto:belle@pmc.org)  ## Local Sponsors **Thank you to our sponsors!** **Gold** - [Fathers & Friends of Charlestown](https://www.instagram.com/ffc02129?igsh=bWQzMGk4Z2VpNW1z&utm_source=qr) - [Good Shepherd School](https://gsscharlestown.org) **Silver** - [Biel Remodeling](https://www.bielremodeling.com) - [Bunker Hill Barbershop](https://bunkerhillbarbershop.com/) *This is for my niece Julia. She was diagnosed just over a year ago with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She is now cancer free! Thank you for riding!* - [Crate Escape Charlestown](https://www.crate-escape.com/) - [Fitness Together](https://fitnesstogether.com/charlestown) - [Ruthie's Juice](https://www.ruthiesjuice.com/) **Bronze** - [btone FITNESS Charlestown](http://www.btonefitness.com/) - [Warren Tavern](https://www.warrentavern.com/) **In-Kind** - [Boston Police Department (BPD) Community Services](https://police.boston.gov/) - [Charlestown Mother's Association](https://charlestownmothersassociation.org/) - [Charlestown Nursery School](https://www.charlestownnurseryschool.org/) - [Monument Charlestown Restaurant & Tavern](https://www.monumentcharlestown.com/) - [Monument Fitness ](https://monumentfitness.com) - [RSM US Foundation](https://rsmus.com/about/stewardship/foundation.html) - [Tradesman Coffee Shop & Pizza Bar](https://www.tradesmanctown.com/) ## Sponsorship Opportunities The Charlestown PMC Kids Rides relies on local sponsors to help keep costs low and so that the PMC can continue to donate 100 percent of every rider-raised dollar directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. If you or your company are interested in becoming a sponsor or donating items (pizza, ice cream, snacks, sporting tickets, gift cards, baskets, etc), please click on the button below. [ Contact Coordinator ](mailto:reardon.edward@cleanharbors.com)