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Thanks To Yanks Volunteers At Massachusetts Run For The Fallen

The volunteers participated at the event which honors and remembers those killed in service post 911.

Scott Riley, Jared Ontiveros and Michael Shain, all volunteers with Thanks to Yanks, recently volunteered at the annual Massachusetts Run For The Fallen.
Scott Riley, Jared Ontiveros and Michael Shain, all volunteers with Thanks to Yanks, recently volunteered at the annual Massachusetts Run For The Fallen. (Courtesy of Thanks to Yanks)

MILFORD, MA — Three volunteers with Thanks to Yanks helped with the annual Massachusetts Run for the Fallen event.

Thanks to Yanks is a local charity dedicated to supporting military families. The annual Massachusetts Run for the Fallen is an event that honors and remembers those killed in service post 911, as it has in the years past.

Thanks for Yanks volunteers Scott Riley, Jared Ontiveros and Michael Shain provided fruit to all participants pre-race and snacks post-race.

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"Thanks to Yanks is honored to volunteer at this special event, it is dedicated to the service and sacrifices made for our freedom," according to a press release from the group.

Mike Shain, Thanks to Yanks president, said, “ All gave some, some gave all.”

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Learn more about Thanks to Yanks at the group's Facebook page.

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