Wayside’s 5K4Kids Raises $80,000

On a beautiful fall day, Wayside Youth & Family Support Network hosted its 4th
Cushing Memorial Park in Framingham. The event attracted nearly 200 runners and walkers, along with 50 participants in the kids’ race and many more who came for the festivities! 

Wayside’s 5K4Kids raised $80,000 in support of Wayside’s kids and family programs. 

Eric L. Masi, Ed.D, Wayside’s President & CEO, expressed gratitude to all who 
supported this year’s event: “Thank you to everyone who helped make our 4th
5K4Kids a success! From our sponsors and donors to everyone who bought a raffle ticket, volunteered or ran or walked the 5K, you have made an important difference in the lives of kids and families.”

One of the event highlights was the drawing of the grand prize winner of the 
$5K Getaway raffle for a $5,000 dream vacation to Kerry & Michael Najarian from Framingham.

Congratulations to women’s winner Rachel Nelson of Dover and men’s winner Josh Cuddy of Waltham. Full race results are available at: http://www.coolrunning.com/

Wayside is grateful to the Framingham Auxiliary Police for providing free safety services and to the Framingham Park & Recreation Department for allowing us to use Cushing Memorial Park. 

Special thanks to all of our sponsors, particularly to Fallon Community Health Plan, KDSA Consulting and Middlesex Savings Bank. Other sponsors include: USI Insurance Services, Aceto, Bonner & Prager, CBIZ Tofias, Clinical Trials Management, Xerox Corporation, WaypointKLA, Whole Foods, Advocates, Inc., First United Methodist Church of Westborough, Gentili & Rossini, Interior Resources, Jackson Lewis, Caregiver Homes, Key Program, Philadelphia Insurance, and MetroWest Daily News.

Thank you to the following for donating goods and services to make our event special! Sodexo for providing ample breakfast treats and beverages; Starbucks; Honest Tea; Villari’s Martial Arts; The New England Revolution; The Melting Pot; Honey-Baked Ham; Farmer Dave; Launch Norwood; Ash Jackson for drawing wonderful caricatures, and volunteers from Framingham State University.

Special thanks to James Mecone, CPA, MBA, MST, from CBIZ Tofias, for certifying our raffle!