Happy PHAT Tuesday!

Happy PHAT Tuesday from Team PHAT Tuesday!

New Team Members

The team is excited to welcome some new, and returning members to the team this year. Lorretta Brightman, who has ridden the PMC in the past and has more recently been a dedicated volunteer (wonder how your bags get to your dorm room at MMA?), is once again riding the PMC this year for the first time as a member of the team. Her prior rides predate the official existence of the team. We all know Lorretta as the wife of the team's captain, Tim.

Also riding this year for the first time ever is Stephen Brightman, Tim and Loretta's son. Stephen, is named after Tim's brother who lost his battle with cancer before Stephen was born.

Michelle Knowles from Florida (near Jacksonville) is also officially a new member of our team. She has been riding the PMC for a while and was quite surprised on how we define "hills" coming out of Sturbridge :-) She rides in memory of a little girl that she used to baby sit that she became very close to who lost their battle with cancer. Please visit her PMC Profile page: pmc.org/MK0178.

Ed Shanahan is another new member of our team who hails from Virginia (he has ties to the local area). This is his first year riding and we are very excited to have him on board. The more the merrier. To learn more about why he is riding this year, please visit his PMC Profile page: pmc.org/ES0193.

Fund Raising Goals

Last year the team raised a record amount with over $220,000, almost $10,000 per rider! We have not yet set a goal this year, but it would be great to top last year's amount.<.p>

Pedal Partner

The team has once again applied for a Pedal Partner this year. What's a Pedal Partner? According to the PMC:

The Pedal Partner Program is an inspiring way for PMC cyclists to connect with pediatric oncology patients of the Jimmy Fund Clinic – the very children who receive more advanced treatments and state-of-the-art care as a result of the funds raised by the PMC.

Through this program, registered PMC teams are matched up with and ride in honor of Jimmy Fund Clinic patients, whom we affectionately refer to as our “Pedal Partners.” PMC cyclists report increased motivation for training as their relationships with their Pedal Partners build. For the Jimmy Fund Clinic Patients, the Pedal Partner Program offers an exciting distraction from their treatments, while introducing them to new friends.

Here at PHAT Tuesday, we just see it as adding a new member to our family. We are eager to find out who it will be this year.

PHAT Tuesday 2012 - "Like" Us!

After one week of registration, PHAT Tuesday has 11 riders returning, committed to the cause. Share our commitment with a PHriend. Invite them to "like" us and help us get to 250 followers.

http://facebook.com/PMCPhatTuesday

Great Update about Ethan!

Yeah!!!! Our PHriend, Brian Rossi, posted the follow update about Ethan...

We are praising God at the moment! Pardon us! Ethan's doctor called, I put the phone on speaker and she said "IT'S GOOD NEWS". She then explained that Ethan has an "Osteochondroma". The likely cause of it is the full body radiation he received. It is a benign growth and poses no immediate harm/risk to Ethan. She said that surgery to remove it would only occur if and when it ever posed him any discomfort, pain or mobility issues. At this point, there are no follow up plans. We are to keep an eye on it, but for now she is labeling it "yet another Ethanism that makes no sense". ;-)

Yay! Happy House! Happy Hearts! Thank you Lord!

A nice message to start the New Year off with...

Elle's Updates

Happy 2012!

Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the removal of Elle's tumor-ridden left kidney. You may recall it was 10 hours in the O.R. followed by 14 days in the hospital. We thank God for pulling her through that operation, the recovery, the rest of her treatment and for restoring her to health.

We are all doing well. Elle made her First Confession a month ago. Her semi-annual scans will take place in early February.

May each of you enjoy a peaceful and prosperous 2012!

Tim, Suzanne, Hope, Faith and Elle

Message From Krysta, Our 2010 Pedal Partner

Hey Everyone!

This year I am participating at my Relay for Life at Syracuse University! For the past two years I have been wanting to go to Syracuse for Fashion Design, it was my dream school and I made it here! I absolutely love school. Since being here I have joined a sorority, my club gymnastics team, taken a dance class (I have my show coming up next week!) and joined the Relay for Life committee. My friends and I have started a team and now I need your help!

Ever since being diagnosed with cancer I have learned more than I could ever imagine. I have lost so many friends to this battle and with each one it does not get easier. I am very fortunate to have made it through chemo and radiation and now it is my goal to spread cancer awareness and raise money for research.

Over the summer I was introduced to a girl through a mutual friend who had non-hodgkin's lymphoma and was going to be a freshman at Syracuse as well! We became friends grabbing dinner here and there just to talk about cancer stuff. We both were on the committee for Relay and she finished her treatment and was cancer free in December right before the first semester ended. We weren't even back a week into second semester when she texted me that she had relapsed and would have to take the second semester off to get treatment. I would be heartbroken if I was ever told that I needed to leave Syracuse to get more nasty treatment. We planned to walk the survivor lap together this year, and unfortunately I will have to do it alone. This year I relay for my friend Heather as well as all of those I have lost and those that I have become friends with because of cancer. I hope that next year Heather and I will walk the survivor lap together as we planned. Relay is only 10 days away! Please donate and help find a cure to cancer. Your dollar could be the dollar that finds the cure. Here's the link!

http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY11EA?pg=team&fr_id=29299&team_id=928695

Thank you for all of your help and support! <333 Krysta

PHAT Tuesday Quilt Raffle Winner!

This past Friday in Sturbridge we were very successful in out raffle ticket sales.

Tonight, Patricia Middelmann, the "Quilter", reached into the jar and drew the winning ticket:

Number 645664

Congratulations to Maureen Britton!

(Keep it quiet though, she wants to surprise her husband with it tomorrow night)

2010 PHAT Tuesday Riding Jersey

Presenting the 2010 PHAT Tuesday jersey. A lot of work went into this and we hope you all like it.

If you are interested in purchasing one, we are preparing to place an order.

The anticipated cost is $70. The price is dependent on the number we order.

If you like to purchase one we need, please send the following information to info@PHATtuesday.org

Style - Sleeveless or short sleeve.
Size - SM, MD, LG, etc...
- If for a female, indicate size based on a men's cut first and put womens cut size in ( )'s

The front(s) are the left & upper images. The back(s), right and lower images.

* Our sponsors will be added across the pockets on the back of the jersey. Space is still available for sponsors.


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