The 54-mile torch relay from UMass Dartmouth to Boston will take place on June 30th to benefit the One Fund and to show support for all those impacted by the Boston Marathon tragedy. Students, faculty, alumni and residents who are interested in participating can register online for one or more of the relay’s 51 segments at http://www.umassd.edu/torchrelay/.
In addition, UMass Dartmouth students announced a partnership with One Run For Boston, a group of nearly 1,000 runners who are running from California to Massachusetts in support of Marathon victims. That race leaves Los Angeles on Friday, June 7th, and UMass Dartmouth students will meet One Run for Boston participants in Boston at the end of the final segment on the evening of June 30th.
UMass Dartmouth student leaders are currently seeking participants for each leg of the 55-mile relay that includes segments through Dartmouth, Freetown, Berkley, Taunton, Raynham, Easton, Stoughton, Canton, Milton and Boston. Both walking and running segments are available and during each segment participants will take turns passing the torch. There are about 650 UMass Dartmouth students and 4,000 alumni living in communities along the route.
