Easton

Check out our 2024 event!
 

We are united in fundraising for the fight against cancer of all kinds. Our hope is to provide doctors and researchers with the necessary resources to discover cures for all cancers and EVERY DOLLAR MAKES A DIFFERENCE!...100% of every rider-raised dollar will go directly to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 

Emma and all our Pedal Partner families inspire us to do all we can to make a difference! 

Please contact us if you would like to share a story or a photo that inspires you!

Follow @eastonpmckidsride on Facebook and check your emails for all event updates! 

Pre-registration is open online - Register Early! 

Thursday, May 23

• 4:30 - 7:30 pm – Rider bag pick up at Blanche A Ames Elementary
  • Registered riders pick up their bags outside the Main Office Entrance

Saturday, May 25

• 9 - 9:50 am – Rider Check-In & Check out pre-ride activities!
  • Check-In for riders that need to pick up their rider bags and bike tags
  • Create cards to send support and cheer to patients and their families!
• 9 - 11:15 am - Enjoy treats made possible by our sponsors and supporters
  • Entertainment provided by 105.7 WROR
  • Games, crafts, bike-decorating, face-painting and more!
• 9:50 am - GET READY TO RIDE! Meet at the Start Line
• 10 - 11 am - WE RIDE!! Be safe and stay hydrated!! 
• 11:15 - 11:30 am - Prizes and Closing Remarks

#PMCKids

When you arrive, if you have not already picked up Rider Bag, or have any questions, go to Registration/Check-in at Blanche A Ames Elementary School.

Get your helmet checked (required!)

Visit Creation Station for some face painting, tattoos, bike decorating, and card making to bring cheer to current Jimmy Fund patients, and more!

Take your chance at exciting raffles and show your support for our sponsors.

Riders may also sign a large banner with the names of those that they ride for and can put a picture of their loved one on this banner.

Also, keep your eye out for PMC alumni riders and volunteers from other events who will be happy to answer questions about how you may get more involved in giving back thru PMC.

PARKING: If you are not going to walk/"ride” to the event, PLEASE FOLLOW LOTHROP STREET TO PARK AT RICHARDSON OLMSTED SCHOOL OR REAR OF EASTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WALK OVER. Parking at BLANCHE A AMES ELEMENTARY is limited. Enter Blanche A Ames Elementary rear parking lot from Lothrop Street.

Choose one of three (3) in-person bike courses based on your rider’s age and ability. These are closed loops on paved roadways around the school campus.

• Innovators Loop (Ages 5-15) Refer to route details below – includes turns and inclines)
• Trailblazers Loop (Innovators Loop with extension – longer loop)
• Droukas Wonders Lot (tricycles, passenger trikes, training wheels)

Check out the Route Map for more information! Please be sure to register for the appropriate route or Virtual Rider category. PLEASE REGISTER YOUR RIDER ACCORDINGLY TO HELP US HAVE A SAFE RIDE FOR ALL RIDERS.

• Droukas Wonders Lot – A fun, contained course(s) in the FRONT LOT of Blanche A. Ames Elementary for anyone 5 years old and younger, on tricycles, balance bikes, scooters, big wheels, passenger trikes, and any riders needing support.  

Riders can complete as many loops as possible within one hour.

Parents/guardians are allowed to stay on this course to support their riders.

• Innovators Loop: (riders ages 5-15). Note - All riders must be able to follow bicycle safety rules without parent or guardian support, and ride with a group, including navigating turns and inclines.

Riders on the Innovators loop will follow the roadway from Blanche A. Ames Elementary bus loop, around athletic fields and back.

Riders can complete as many loops as possible within one hour.

Parents/guardians are NOT allowed to stay on this course to support their riders.

• Trailblazers Loop: Riders follow Innovators loop (riders ages 5-15) plus Trailblazers extension which takes riders through an additional loop around Easton Middle school lot.

Riders can complete as many loops as possible within one hour.

Parents/guardians are NOT allowed to stay on this course to support their riders.

• 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.

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 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. 

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 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 Katie Iwanowicz, PMC Pedal Partner Program Coordinator, at katie@pmc.org 

Artwork by a patient at the Jimmy Fund Clinic.

The Easton 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 to donate items (pizza, ice cream, snacks, sporting tickets, gift cards, baskets, etc) please click on the button below.