REGION – Local residents will be taking part in the annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, presented by Hyundai, on Sunday, Oct. 6.
“For 35 years, the Jimmy Fund Walk has continuously supported lifesaving research and cancer care at Dana-Farber [Cancer Institute]. Our goal is to build off the momentum we’ve established throughout that history, and in 2024 aim to surpass our total from last year by raising $9.5 million,” said Caitlin Fink, assistant vice president of event fundraising. “Fighting cancer is what we do. The walk unites our community under a common goal —to defy cancer together.”
Marlborough – Jessica Ashman, Debra LaFrankie, Leonardo Mercado, Andrea Escobar, Chris Weyant, Joan Morrissey, Ileana Fournier, Melody Ashman, Chris Parrinello and Catherine Glennon
Hudson – Ed Hannan, Katie Trudelle, Tom Galvin, Julia Blanchard, Jay Patel, Lori Marotta, Pauline Sciarappa, Ken Sciarappa, Rob Beairsto, Nathaly Davis, and five other residents
Shrewsbury – Julia Mazzola, Erica Hanlon, Matthew Nugent, Kimberly Rotunno, David Fish, Jessica Fish, Ann Maloney, George Delaney, Aileen Thurber, Robert Howe, and six other residents
Northborough – Linda Rawstron, Katie Apicerno, Jason Lewis, McKenzie Roy, Renee Gould, Richard Sibbick, Xavier Reilly, Kristin Boggio, Olivia Reilly, Rose Reilly, and one other resident
The Jimmy Fund Walk is the only organized walk permitted to use the Boston Marathon course, and participants have the flexibility to choose from four distance options: 5K walk (from Dana-Farber’s Longwood Medical Campus); 10K walk (from Newton); half marathon walk (from Wellesley); and marathon walk (from Hopkinton). Walkers can participate virtually as well.
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Whatever route participants choose, they will be supported by hundreds of volunteers and treated to refueling stations with refreshments throughout the course. Poster-sized photographs of patients — Jimmy Fund Walk Heroes — are the heart of the event and appear along the course as inspiration.
All routes will conclude at the Jimmy Fund Walk Finish Line powered by Schneider Electric at Boston Common, by the corner of Charles and Beacon streets. Finish line activities will include a celebration with food, entertainment and more.
To register for the walk or to support a walker, visit www.JimmyFundWalk.org or call 866-531-9255. Registrants can enter the promo code NEWS for $5 off the registration fee. All registered walkers will receive a bib, medal and Jimmy Fund Walk T-shirt.
The Jimmy Fund is composed of community-based fundraising events and other programs that, solely and directly, benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s mission to provide patient care and groundbreaking cancer research for children and adults.
The Jimmy Fund is an official charity of the Boston Red Sox, the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, the Pan-Mass Challenge and the Variety Children’s Charity of New England.
Follow the Jimmy Fund on Facebook, X, and Instagram: @TheJimmyFund.