Project Hope’s 2017 Boston Marathon Team Raising $$$ To Move Families Up and Out of Poverty

(Boston, MA) – March 7, 2017 – Project Hope announced today that a team of ten individuals will be running the 2017 Boston Marathon in support of the organization. Thanks to a partnership with John Hancock’s Non-Profit Program, Project Hope received the ten entry bibs for the 121st Boston Marathon, which will take place Monday, April 17, 2017. Project Hope, based in Roxbury, Mass. is a multi-service agency at the forefront of efforts in Boston to move families up and out of poverty.

“Our running team symbolizes the struggles of our families with their hard work, dedication and commitment to reach the finish line,” said Linda Wood-Boyle, Executive Director of Project Hope. “Their journey of 26.2 miles, and all the training leading up to it, helps us raise vital funds and connects us to new sources of support. Join us in supporting our Project Hope runners as they pursue their fundraising goals for a great cause.”

Project Hope 2017 Boston Marathon Team: Amoos Bajwa, Cyndi Gonzalez, Jay Gonzalez, Brett Gordon, Jordan Harrison, Lizzy Leahy, Francis Luckenbill, Joe Pallotta, Erynn Sweeney, Julian Wellesley. Click on their names below under their photos for links to their fundraising pages.

About Project Hope

Project Hope was founded in 1981 when the Little Sisters of the Assumption opened the doors of their Magnolia Street convent so homeless women and children could live with them. Over the years, Project Hope's mission expanded beyond sheltering families and providing childcare to a multi-service agency at the forefront of efforts in Boston to move families up and out of poverty. Project Hope provides low-income women with children access to education, jobs, housing, and emergency services; fosters their personal transformation; and works for broader systems change. www.prohope.org

PROJECT HOPE BOSTON MARATHON 2017 RUNNING TEAM

Amoos Bajwa

Cyndi G

Jay Gonzalez

Brett Gordon

Jordon Harrison

Lizzy Leahy

Francis Lukenbill

Joe Pallotta

Erynn Sweeney

Julian Wellesley