Letter from Nick

Nicholas C. Willette
3 Dogwood Road Tolland, CT

March, 2009

Dear Members and Supporters of Nerac Earth,

I am writing to you today because I need your help. This summer, I will be riding in a bike tour called the Pan-Mass Challenge (PMC). It is a two day, two hundred mile trek across Massachusetts. More than that, it is the largest single event cancer cure research fundraiser in the United States. All of the ride’s fundraising efforts go directly to the Jimmy Fund. Last year, the gift of $35,000,000 that the PMC gave to the Jimmy Fund, accounted for over half of its annual earnings.
I have chosen to ride and raise money in memory of the people in my life that have died of cancer. Three of my grandparents passed due to cancer. More recently, my Uncle Frank and my Uncle John, both in their early fifties, also were victims of it. Take a moment and think about the people in your lives who in one way or another have been touched by cancer. I ride not only in their memory, but also that one day in our life-time there will be a cure for this deadly disease.
When the Pan-Mass started, the survival rate for children with cancer was merely 20%. Four of five children died. Thirty years later, the survival rate is 80%. Now, four out of five children will live, but this is still not enough. I turn to you, in hopes that you will join in the fight against cancer and help support me in my goal to reach $4,200. Together, we can make cancer HISTORY one mile at a time.
I will be accepting donations of .20 cents per mile ($40) or more. Please e-mail me back at Teamnickwillette@yahoo.com for further information and be sure to visit the PMC website at www.pmc.org. You can also make an e-gift donation by going to www.pmc.org and clicking on the e-gift link in the left corner. From there, click “sponsor one rider with one donation”, then click “search for a person by name”, and type in Willette. Next, follow the provided directions. If you would like to mail a check, checks can be made payable to The Jimmy Fund. Mail to

The Jimmy Fund
C/O Nick Willette
3 Dogwood Road
Tolland, CT 06084
I thank you in advance and look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,

Nick Willette