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Sixty Newton Residents to Participate in Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
The walk will take place this Sunday, Sept. 18 and will pass through Newton.
The following is a press release from the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk:
On Sept. 18, 60 residents from Newton will walk up to 26.2 miles along the historic route of the Boston Marathon in the 23rd annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. They will be among the nearly 9,000 walkers expected to participate with the collective goal of raising more than $7.5 million for lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund.
The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai is the only event, other than the Boston Marathon itself that is sanctioned by the Boston Athletic Association to use the official course from Hopkinton to Boston. The Walk is the largest single-day participatory event benefiting the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Since its 1989 inception, the Walk has raised more than $73 million.
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“We are thankful to everyone involved in the Walk who is committed to raising funds for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber,” says Ann Beach, director of the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk. “Through the event, walkers are united by the common goal of funding cures for all cancers.”
Participants may choose to walk one of four routes: the entire 26.2-mile Hopkinton to Boston route, the 13.1-mile Babson to Boston route, the 5-mile Boston College route, or the 3-mile route starting at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Those unable to participate on Walk Day can become “virtual walkers” and still fundraise for the Jimmy Fund.
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Walkers begin in Hopkinton between 5:30-7:30 a.m.; at Babson College between 8:30-10:30 a.m.; at Boston College between 10 a.m. and noon; and in Boston between noon and 1:15 p.m. At the Copley Square finish area, walkers are treated to complimentary food, beverages, a speaking program, and entertainment.
All walkers must raise a minimum of $250, except for walkers 12 years old and younger who 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 at least $500.
The following Newton residents are participating in Sunday's event:
Margaret Abruzese Newton Rochelle Acker Newton Valerie Balch Newton Terry Bowman Newton Jennifer Brown Newton Robin Dinowitz Newton Alexandra Doty Newton Gary du Moulin Newton Walter Einstein Newton Arnie Freedman Newton Kira Freilich Newton Peg Freilich Newton Seana Gaherin Newton Sarah Goldman Newton Jeanette Gourdeau Newton Deborah Hicks Newton Christopher Hwang Newton Jennifer Isaacson Newton Adele Jenks Newton Beth Katcher Newton Laura Kenny Newton Anna Kotkin Newton Michael Lemire Newton Rachel Lipton Newton Michael Lucchetti Newton Louis Lucchetti Newton Hoa Luong Newton Melissa Prudhomme Newton Ella Ranen Newton Paul Sassieni Newton Joyce Zakim Newton Jean Pearlstein Newton Centre Andrea Richman Newton Centre Michael Shulman Newton Centre Elyse Friedman Newton Centre Deb Kay Newton Centre Annika McGraw Newton Centre Malcolm McGraw Newton Centre Katherine O'Reilly McGraw Newton Centre Claudia Clark Newton Highlands Rebecca Gavin Newton Highlands Saul Weingart Newton Highlands Ben Weingart Newton Highlands Orlo Pellegrine Newton Upper Falls Lisa Adelman Newtonville Debra Bennett Newtonville Barbara Gubb West Newton Tom Lazzari West Newton Margaret Roylance West Newton Joanna Fuchs Waban Charles Fuchs Waban Hailey Fuchs Waban Susan Jarboe Waban Eliza Blay Auburndale Jeffrey Brenner Auburndale Sara Brenner Auburndale Karly Griffin Auburndale Michele Kelleher Auburndale Ryan Lewis Auburndale Kelly McDade Auburndale
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