Westwood Residents raise over $70k for Joslin Diabetes Center

(left to right) Leigh Anne Fitzgerald, Shea Farrell, Kellie Cronin, Hannah Broderick, Emily Hanlon, Catherine Fitzgerald, Paul Fitzgerald

Over 300 people attended the sixth annual ‘Field of Dreams WiffleBall Tournament’ at the Boston Athletic Club in South Boston. Westwood resident and Boston Police Superintendent Paul Fitzgerald founded “Field of Dreams”, a day-long wiffleball tournament, with his wife, Leigh Anne, after their daughter Caroline was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was 8. This year’s event, sponsored by the City of Boston Credit Union, raised more than $70,000 for Joslin Diabetes Center where Caroline is still a patient, bringing the six-year fundraising total to $360,000.

The afternoon included music, raffles, games and more; 100% of the proceeds benefit Joslin’s High Hopes Fund, which directly supports vital diabetes clinical care programs and ground-breaking research initiatives at Joslin Diabetes Center.

About Joslin Diabetes Center

Joslin Diabetes Center, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is committed to advancing diabetes research, clinical care, education and health and wellness programs on a global scale. Joslin is dedicated to ensuring that people with diabetes live long, healthy lives and offers real progress in preventing and curing diabetes. Joslin is an independent, nonprofit institution affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and is recognized worldwide for driving innovative solutions in diabetes prevention, research, education, and care. Its mission is to prevent, treat and cure diabetes and the organization’s vision is a world free of diabetes and its complications. For more information, visit www.joslin.org.