Because so much of the Boston Marathon route goes through Newton, the Mayor’s Office receives running bibs to award to people willing to raise funds for Newton charities. This year, 44 runners ran to raise funds for 26 Newton charities. Full details on their campaigns are here.
As of the day after the Boston Marathon, these 44 runners have raised a total of $360,318. That’s an average of $8,189 per runner. Or $312.60 per mile run. Or around $0.18 for every step they took.
They’re not done. Click on the names below to reach each runner’s fundraising page. Help them reach and exceed their goals — for these worthy causes!
- Arabic Baptist Church (ABC Food Pantry): John McGourty
- The Carroll Center for the Blind: Katelyn Budreau
- Centre Street Food Pantry: Demetrios A Comodromos
- Community Veterinary Clinic at UMass Amherst Mount Ida Campus: David Braun
- Family ACCESS of Newton: Aideen Doneski
- Fig City News: Emily Craven
- Good Shepherd Community Care: Fiona Cusack
- Mother’s Milk Bank Northeast: Maureen Cummings
- Multi-Service Eating Disorders Association (MEDA): Lauren Planas
- New Art Center: Sara Schiller
- Newton Athletes Unlimited: Kelly Schultz
- Newton Community Pride: Meghan (Maggie) Chaviano
- Newton Fire Children’s Fund: Alexis Gentile, Alicja Januszewicz, Charles Pendergast, Christine Roecker, Dan McAuliffe, Erling Donnelly, John Schicitano, Joseph Trask, Julie Hannon, Stephanie Kotob
- Newton Food Pantry: Ann Quandt
- Newton Police Memorial Fund: Andrew Gambrell, Henry Wu, Ivy Casavant, Jean Carabuena, Jeffrey Dawe, Julie Costello, Lindsey Thornton, Mark Hoerrmann, Meg Palmer, Sophia Snell
- Newton Schools Foundation: David Padgett
- Newton Theatre Company: Sara Haven
- Newton Turkey Trot, Inc.: Priya Wagner
- Pathway to Possible, Inc.: Jeffrey Phillips
- The Price Center: Olivia Carrick
- Rotary Club of Newton: Nicholas Johnson
- The Second Step: Anna Walker
- Service Stars: Sarah Viadero
- Story Starters: Nishi Waghray
- Understanding our Differences: Marie Walsh
- West Suburban YMCA: Elizabeth Pule
