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9-15-2022 12:31am
35 Westwood Residents to Participate in Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk
Darlene Cancell
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Image by Sam Blackman from Flickr. Participants in this year's Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk will encounter inspirational posters of cancer patients along their route, such as this one at Mile 12 of a past walk.
Thanks to Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.
Thirty-five Westwood residents along with thousands of other walkers, will participate in the iconic annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk that will unite the community on October 2, 2022, by raising funds to support all forms of adult and pediatric care and cancer research at the cancer center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund Walk has raised more than $155 million for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in its 33-year history.
Westwood residents walking in the event are: Tara Araque, Hannah Blonder, William Brooks, MaryAnne Carty, Michael d'Entremont, Richard de Reyna, Barry Fireman, Lisa Fireman, Gerard Hogan, Michelle Jome, Wendy Kelly, Kathleen Patton, Susan Jenkins, Robert Lewando, Michael Molyneux, Kimmie Ng, Helen O'Doherty, Seamus O'Doherty, Austin Russell, David Russell, Janice Russell, Katie Sargent, Janet Schwartz, Kristin Shipp, Chloe Su, Siena Su, Brian Sullivan, Karen Sylvester, Greg Wallace, Julie Wallace, Kylie Wallace, Zackary Wallace, James Weis, Scarlett Xu, and Yang Yang.
“Throughout the past thirty-three years, the Jimmy Fund Walk has continuously supported life-saving research and cancer care at Dana-Farber. And the pandemic didn’t stop us,” said Zack Blackburn, Director of the Jimmy Fund Walk. “Over the past two years, participants walked virtually and celebrated in their own unique ways. Now, we welcome them to walk the course in person. We are back, we are together, and we are stronger than ever.”
Participants have the flexibility to choose from four distance options, or virtual participation. The shortest route is a 5K Walk, or 3.1 miles, that starts from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For participants seeking to walk longer distances, there is the 10K Walk, or 6.2. miles, from Newton and the Half Marathon Walk, or 13.1 miles, from Wellesley. The longest route is the Marathon Walk, 26.2 miles, that starts in Hopkinton.
Virtual participants can join by “walking their way” from wherever they are most comfortable. This may mean selecting a route in their neighborhood, a favorite hiking trail, or walking the distance on a treadmill at home. Virtual programming and supporting materials are available.
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Along the course, walkers are treated to 12 refueling stations. There will also be poster-sized photographs of patients – Jimmy Fund Walk Heroes – displayed at each mile and half-mile marker as inspiration.
All four routes of the Jimmy Fund Walk end at the Copley Square finish line with a celebration complete with food, music, and a speaking program.
To register for the Jimmy Fund Walk (#JimmyFundWalk) or to support a walker, visit www.JimmyFundWalk.org or call (866) 531-9255. Registrants can enter the promo code NEWS for $5 off the registration fee. All registered walkers will receive a bib, medal, and a Jimmy Fund Walk T-shirt.
The Jimmy Fund, established in Boston in 1948, is comprised of community-based fundraising events and other programs that, solely and directly, benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s lifesaving mission to provide compassionate patient care and groundbreaking cancer research for children and adults.
