This year, at least 53 residents ran the 128th Boston Marathon to raise money for charitable causes they care deeply about. Fig City News has made it easy for you to support them and their causes. Listed below are links to each runner’s personalized fundraising page.
For more information and inspiration, see this document from the Mayor’s office with runners’ photos, bios, and the missions of the charitable causes.
UPDATE: The list below includes nine runners (*) in addition to the Mayor’s list.
There’s still time to help these runners help our community. Click. Donate. Repeat.
- ALS Association: Jessica Hajjar *
- Arabic Baptist Church (ABC Food Pantry): Mike Moynihan
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts: Annie Quinn *
- Center Street Food Pantry: Katherine Butts
- Community Veterinary Clinic Mount Ida Campus: Foster Hoyt
- Courageous Parents Network: Claire Mills
- Cradles to Crayons: Lara Karsligil *
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Jeff Lord *
- Dreamfar High School Marathon: Koen Hendrik Pauwels
- Family Access of Newton: Brian Tate
- Fig City News: Tami Gambiza
- Good Shephard Community Care: Rachel Mathewson
- Hospitality Homes: Jodi Riseberg *
- John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club: Patrick Knight *, Patrick O’Hagan *, Sara Jamison Zimmer *
- MEDA (Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association): Erin Schwartz
- Mother’s Milk Bank: Maureen Cummings
- Newton at Home: Christian Baglini
- Newton Athletes Unlimited: Jen Dowling
- Newton Community Pride: Mathew Green
- Newton Fire Children’s Fund: Cassandra Soucey, Christopher Black, Erika Haverty, John Schicitano, Laurel Taylor, Lauren Stelluti, Mathew Camilli, Peter Halket, Riley Northrop, Tonimarie Welch
- Newton Food Pantry: Bernarda Montes de Oca
- Newton Police Memorial Fund: Amanda Holcroft, Andrew Gambrell, Aria Daly, Declan Healy, Eugene Boss, Jamicka Edwards, Jean Carabuena, John Murphy, Kenny Pina, Sheri Marcotti
- Newton Rotary Foundation: I-Ping Li
- Newton Schools Foundation: Michael Chang
- Newton Theatre Company: Ceire Nevins
- Preston Settles Memorial Fund: Spencer Bernstein *
- Story Starters: Jennifer Wallach
- The Carroll Center for the Blind: Lily McDonagh
- The Price Center: Suzanne Thibault
- The Second Step: Mallory Wright
- Understanding Our Differences: Gabrielle Barker
- Wm James Trauma Center: Katherine Larkin O’Shea
- West Suburban YMCA: Melissa Starr
