Canton Residents to Walk in Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk

This September, eight Canton residents will take to the streets and walk up to 26.2 miles along the same route as the Boston Marathon. 

The reason? They're participating in the 24th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, which kicks off on Sunday, Sept. 9. 

In total, 9,000 walkers are expected to take part in the event this year, with a collective goal of raising more than $7.5 million in an effort to support adult and pediatric care and cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The following residents from Canton are taking part this year:

• Katherine Durant
• Gregory Gefteas
• John Gefteas
• Beverly Kewriga
• Chrissy Laraia
• Rafal Lipowicz
• James Maltz
• James Maltz
• Margaret Mead

Participants can choose to walk one of four routes:

• The entire 26.2-mile Hopkinton-to-Boston route, beginning between 5:30-7:30 a.m.
• The 13.1-mile Babson to Boston route, beginning between 8:30-9:30 a.m.
• The 5-mile Boston College route, beginning between 10 a.m. and noon
• The 3-mile route starting at Dana-Farber’s campus, beginning at 1:30 p.m

All walkers must raise a minimum of $300, and walkers 12 years old and younger have a fundraising minimum of $100. Pacesetters are extraordinary fundraisers who raise $1,250 or more. Young Pacesetters are children 12 years old and younger who raise $500 or more. 

To register for the 24th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, to support a walker, or to volunteer, visit www.JimmyFundWalk.org or call (866) 531-9255. Registrants can enter the discount code BOSTON for $5 off the registration fee.