February 15, 2005
Thousands Walk to Fund Cancer Research
Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk, Sept. 18
Presented by Hyundai Motor America
On Sunday, Sept. 18th, more than 6,000 people will be taking steps to fight cancer by walking in the 17th Annual Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk, presented by Hyundai Motor America and its more than 600 U.S. dealers.
The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk gives participants the opportunity to follow the course of the 26.2-mile Boston Marathon in honor or memory of friends, family, co-workers, and patients of the Jimmy Fund Clinic. It is the only event other than the Boston Marathon itself that is sanctioned by the Boston Athletic Association to use the historic route.
The goal is to raise more than $4.75 million for the Jimmy Fund, which supports the world-renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dana-Farber treats adult and child oncology patients, and is the home base for some of the most innovative cancer researchers in the field today.
Walkers may choose to walk the entire route from Hopkinton to Boston, walk 13.1 miles from the half-way point in Wellesley or join patients and their families in the three-mile Boston Walk from the Harvard Medical School Quad. All participants on the Hopkinton (26.2 miles) and Wellesley (13.1 miles) routes must raise a minimum of $200 in contributions; for the 3-mile Boston Walk, the requirement is $200 for walkers age 13 and older and $100 for walkers 12 and younger.
Walkers are treated to a lunch party at Wellesley High School and a victory party at the Copley Square finish line complete with food and music. Walkers begin in Hopkinton at 7 a.m., in Wellesley at 11 a.m., and in Boston at 2 p.m.
To register or make financial contributions for the 17th annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, visit www.jimmyfundwalk.org or call (866) JFW-HERO.
