South Boston

We are excited to announce the first ever South Boston PMC Kids Ride! Join us on Saturday, June 7 as we ride and raise money for cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 100% of every rider-raised dollar goes directly to Dana-Farber. 

Help us promote the ride! Please share this flyer with your friends, family and neighbors!

8 - 8:50 am: Rider check-in, bike decoration and bike tune-ups courtesy of Landry's Bicycles

8:50 - 9 am: Opening Ceremonies and a pre-ride stretch from Bay State Physical Therapy

9 - 10 am: RIDE!!!

9:30 - 11 am: After Party with face painting, games, bubbles and more! 

Getting to the ride

We encourage riders to walk or ride their bike to the ride!

The ride is located at the far right end of Carson Beach (see map below). There will be signage along with volunteers to help direct you to the ride. 

If you are driving, use the address 125 William J Day Blvd, Boston, MA 02125

Parking is available at the Boston Teacher's Union (180 Mt Vernon St, Boston, MA 02125)

• Seaside Scramble (Tot Lot): Riders who require direct supervision who will ride in a supervised parking lot near the start line.
• Southie Scoot: A .6 mile route, perfect for kids who want to advance the Seaside Scramble. Route map
• Tidal Trail: Riders will ride a flat, 1.4 mile route along the water with access to the route extension* Route map
• Harbor Haul: A 3.1 mile route for our older riders on two-wheels. This route goes behind the JFK Library/UMass Boston along the water. Riders have access to the route extension* Route map
• 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. Virtual riders have no registration fee or fundraising commitment.

*Route Extension

Tidal Trail and Harbor Haul riders will have the option to challenge themselves further by adding a .4 mile loop to their ride, which they can ride as many times as they want! 

Volunteers will be along the routes to monitor rider safety. 

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. 

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 route guide, 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.

All route guides must wear a helmet! 

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.

Meet Celia!

Celia is the 2025 PMC Pedal Partner for the South Boston PMC Kids Ride!

When our daughter was diagnosed with cancer, we felt like we had lost her even when she was in the same room. Her diagnosis hit us so hard. It's a feeling no parent should ever experience. Dana-Farber helped us not only with lifesaving treatment for our little girl, but with compassion for us, the parents.

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 

Thank you to our sponsors!

• Bay State Physical Therapy
• Landry's Bicycles
• WROR 105.7

The South Boston 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.