Closer By The Mile by Ken Brack
In 1980 Billy Starr turned his passion for extreme bike rides into a pioneering event supporting cancer research. Starting from his dad's dining room table, Starr built the Pan-Mass Challenge bike-a-thon into the country's most successful athletic fundraiser and legacy-setter in sports philanthropy. In its first 33 years, the PMC raised $375 million for Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, with many of more than 9,000 participants reinvigorating their stake in the forging of new cures. Whether riding as many as 192 miles or helping out at water stops and hubs, PMC participants join a clamorous lovefest of reciprocal giving. Cheered on in small towns and alongside roads winding through Cape Cod, their contributions to the cause often reach extraordinary levels--which are valued more than ever in an era of research funding cutbacks. In 2011-12, a young girl from upstate New York with a rare type of leukemia inspired a riding team to new heights. Adding 184 miles to start from Hannah Hughes's driveway, Team Huckleberry finished four days later climbing the Provincetown dunes. The story of the PMC, a debut work of narrative nonfiction by Ken Brack, brings you along for the ride.Ken Brack is a first-time narrative nonfiction author who is passionate of telling stories about people who use their broken lives for the greater good. &# He has also taught high school English for seven years and has freelanced for The Boston Sunday Globe West Weekly. http://www.kenbrack.com is his blog, and http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ken-brack/18/15b/b67 is his LinkedIn profile. In Kingston, Massachusetts, Ken and his wife Denise own and run Hope Floats Healing and Wellness Center, a grief center.
The organization runs support groups for adults who have lost a child, spouse, or partner, as well as therapy and wellness initiatives. They founded the institution in 2008 in memory of their son, Michael Thomas Brack. (http://www.hopefloatswellness.com) Brack was given an M. Northeastern University awarded him an Ed. in Secondary Education, Curriculum and Instruction, as well as a B.A. in English Expository Writing from the University of Maine.
He has been a poet, journaler, organic gardener, sailor, guitarist and composer, long-time landscaper, and proud father and spouse for most of his life.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780615708720 |
| ISBN 10 | 0615708722 |
| Title | Closer By The Mile |
| Author | Ken Brack |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Float Tide Publications |
| Year published | 2013-06-04 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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