Hundreds of Kids Raise $50K for Cancer in Hingham [Video]

It was a special day in Hingham on Sunday for Marshfield teacher Lynette Irons as 166 students from the Martinson Elementary School showed up at the State Park in a constant downpour of rain to ride for cancer in her name.

Irons has stage 1 Breast Cancer, and on Sunday at the in Hingham,  she got lots of help in her fight against cancer.

Along with Irons’s students, to raise approximately $50,000 for the Jimmy Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

“It’s truly been an amazing journey to ever think this could come out of here from something that was so devastating of news,” Irons said.  “It really is a true gift that I’ve been given to see the children come together.

The Irons Strong Kids Team was organized by one of Iron’s former students, Mary O’ Sullivan, who in the past, has rode in the Pan Mass Challenge bike ride for kids.  O’Sullivan and other students at the Martinson Elementary School in Marshfield organized lemonade stands and bake sales to raise money for their teacher. Caleigh Laverty and her mother Pat made breast cancer ribbons and sold them at the event to raise more funds for Mrs. Irons.  Team Irons raised over $12,000 on Sunday and the Marshfield school was just one example of how hundreds of kids came together to make a difference in Hingham.

, who has survived cancer and completed her treatments at Dana Farber Cancer Institute last fall was also present at the event. Taylor  was recognized in a pre-ride ceremony along with 16-year-old cancer survivor Lindsey Kimball of Ayer who spoke to the children about the importance of fighting cancer.

Kids and their parents were able to ride on five different routes at the Wompatuck State Park.  After the ride, they could decorate their helmets thanks to Eastern Mountain Sports, and eat food and ice cream offered by Stop & Shop and Brigham’s.   The Weymouth Club offered a dance party and there was a moon-walk and bouncy slide for kids to play on.

Event coordinator Lisa Patterson said this year’s Pan-Mass Challenge Kids Ride was a complete success.  She has yet to determine the total amount raised but said the total was about $50,000 which surpassed their goal of $45,000.

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