SLIDESHOW: Boxer Wins 5K4Kids; Wayside Event Raises Almost $100,000

Training for his comeback fight on Thursday, Framingham Boxer Danny O’Connor won the 5th Annual 5K4Kids Saturday.

The event raised almost $100,000 for Wayside Youth & Family Support Network this weekend at Walsh Middle School. Organizers had set a goal of $90,000.

More than 300 runners and walkers participated. With a time of 18:46 minutes, O’Connor won the race. Colleen Lowery, with a time of 20.40, was the top female finisher.

There was also a Halloween festival for families, featuring visits from Worcester Sharks mascot Finz and Slyde the Fox, the New England Revolution mascot. Finz and Slyde had fun on the trampolines. There was also face painting and a children’s obstacle course.

Wayside, based in Framingham, provides counseling, family support, residential and educational services for building strength, hope and resiliency in youth, families, and communities.

Wayside’s story began in 1977 when a group of citizens formed one of the first residences in New England for runaway and homeless youth - Harbinger House. As the need for alternatives to orphanages, reform schools, and psychiatric hospitals grew, Wayside responded by expanding to include an array of services which support youth and families in their community.

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Thanks to Cummings Photography for covering the event Saturday for Framingham Patch,

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