November 14, 2007
Christmas trees and wreaths to support the Jimmy Fund
For more than three decades during the holiday season Dan Murphy Jr., a Randolph resident and cancer survivor, has been selling Christmas trees and wreaths to support the Jimmy Fund, which supports cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The sale this year will hold special meaning for 85-year old Murphy as he just lost his sister-in-law to pancreatic cancer.
"I do this sale year after year for the hope that one day there will be a cure for cancer," says Murphy, who battled colon cancer nearly nine years ago. His son, Dan Murphy III, who is now 44, is also a cancer survivor, beating Hodgkin's disease at the age of six. Everyone in the Murphy family was treated at Dana-Farber.
At the beginning of December, for a 38th year, Murphy will turn his yard into a Christmas tree lot, and neighbors, who wouldn't expect any less, will come flocking. "Everyone who buys a tree or makes a donation is making a difference," says Murphy. "I tell them that maybe it will be their $1 that will solve the problem. This is my way to give the good doctors at Dana-Farber money so they can proceed and get rid of cancer."
Murphy, who keeps his day job as a plumber, expects all of his trees and wreaths to sell out by Dec. 20. To make a purchase, simply go to his house at 310 Highland Avenue in Randolph, or call ahead to 781-963-5675. Trees cost $20-$50 and wreaths go for around $6. Murphy also accepts additional donations for the Jimmy Fund. Last year alone, he raised $12,703 for Dana-Farber, which is a leading cancer research and care center for adults and children, and a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center.
For more information on Dan Murphy's tree and wreath sale, go to www.jimmyfund.org/trees.
Important Information:
What: Christmas tree & wreath sale to support the Jimmy Fund
Where: 310 Highland Ave., Randolph, Mass.
When: Dec. 1 until sold out
How: Knock on Dan Murphy's door any time to make a purchase, or call ahead 781-963-5675
Cost: $20-$50/tree or around $6/wreath.
Contact:
Elizabeth Chernack
(617) 632-4090
