Cranberry Country

The Cranberry Country PMC Kids Rides is back in person and at a new location! We hope that you will join us as we raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 

If you are looking to join the planning committee for the 2023 Cranberry Country PMC Kids Ride, please reach out to Bill Goldsmith

• 7 - 9:30 am: Site set-up
• 8 - 9:30 am: Registration and Check-In
• 9:40 - 10 am: Opening Ceremonies
• 10 am: Three-Mile Route starts
• 10:05 am: Route Around Old Colony starts
• 10:10 am: Tykes Route starts
• 11:15 am: Awards Ceremony
• 11:45 am - 1 pm: Post Ride Party

Riders can do multiple laps around their selected courses. The Awards Ceremony will take place at 11:15.

• Three-Mile Route: This is a three-mile route that goes through the Town of Rochester on its public streets.  We will have volunteers on bikes riding with the kids along with volunteers on the route monitoring the ride.  There will be police details at major intersections.  In addition, we will have volunteers in vehicles to help with any bike failures.
• Route Around Old Colony: Old Colony has a private road that goes around the school and is approximately a half mile in length.  This route will be for younger riders on bikes with training wheels and scooters.
• Tykes Route: This ride is for our youngest riders on tricycles and small scooters .  It will be setup in one of the parking lots located at the school.
• 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 or at the end of September for fall rides. Virtual riders have no registration fee or fundraising commitment.

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 and at the end of September for fall 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. 

The PMC strongly recommends that all participants – including riders who are eligible – be vaccinated to attend a PMC Kids Ride.

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 4^th Ave
Needham, MA 02494

Make sure that the rider's name is listed so they can receive credit!

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.

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.

The PMC strongly recommends that all participants – including riders who are eligible – be vaccinated to attend a PMC Kids Ride.

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.

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 Sophie Muggia, PMC Pedal Partner Program Coordinator, at sophie@pmc.org 

Artwork by a patient at the Jimmy Fund Clinic.

Thank you to our local sponsors!

The Cranberry Country 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.