East Boston resident supporting cancer care and research in B.A.A. Half
Marathon®
Running as a member of the Dana-Farber team in the 17th annual race
BOSTON – On October 8, East Boston resident Brianna
Rizzo will be running in the 17th annual B.A.A. Half Marathon® presented
by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, as a member of the
official Dana-Farber team. Residents include:
Hundreds of
Dana-Farber team members will raise awareness and at least $750 each to
support adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at
Dana-Farber. Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund have sponsored the B.A.A.
Half Marathon for 15 years. During this time, runners on the Dana-Farber
team have raised more than $6 million to fuel lifesaving work at the
Institute. To support a Dana-Farber runner in the B.A.A. Half Marathon,
go to www.RunDanaFarber.org.
“It’s wonderful to see each year
that our team members are as committed to finding cures for cancer as
they are to reaching their personal fitness goals, and the entire
Dana-Farber and Jimmy Fund community is grateful for their dedication,”
said Jan Ross, assistant vice president, running programs, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute’s Division of Development & the Jimmy Fund. “We are
thrilled to have both longtime runners and first-time participants join
the Dana-Farber team for next month’s race.”
The 13.1-mile rolling course is an out-and-back loop that runs along
the Emerald Necklace park system. It will begin and end in White Stadium
in Boston’s Franklin Park. The event attracts a field of 9,000 runners,
including world-class athletes.
The race is one of multiple annual
fundraising events connected to the longstanding partnership between the
Boston Athletic Association and Dana-Farber. The Boston Marathon® Jimmy
Fund Walk is the only walk sanctioned to take place along the historic
Boston Marathon route, and the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) is
a team of Dana-Farber runners who participate in the Boston Marathon
each April. Dana-Farber also has runners in the B.A.A. 5K.
There
are a limited number of spots left on the Dana-Farber B.A.A. Half
Marathon team. To learn more about running for Dana-Farber or to support
a runner, please visit www.RunDanaFarber.org. Registration options are
available for those already registered for the B.A.A. Half Marathon, and
for those who require a B.A.A. Half Marathon race entry.
About
the Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund (www.JimmyFund.org) solely supports
Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and
pediatric cancer care and research to improve the chances of survival
for cancer patients around the world. It is an official charity of the
Boston Red Sox, as well as the official charity of the Massachusetts
Chiefs of Police Association, the Pan-Mass Challenge, and the Variety
Children's Charity of New England. Since 1948, the generosity of
millions of people has helped the Jimmy Fund save countless lives and
reduce the burden of cancer for patients and families worldwide. Follow
the Jimmy Fund on Facebook: www.facebook.com/thejimmyfund and on
Twitter: @TheJimmyFund.
About Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
From achieving the first remissions in cancer with chemotherapy in
1948, to developing the very latest new therapies, Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute is one of the world’s leading centers of cancer research and
treatment. It is the only center ranked in the top 4 of U.S. News and
World Report’s Best Hospitals for both adult and pediatric cancer care.
Dana-Farber sits at the center of a wide range of collaborative
efforts to reduce the burden of cancer through scientific inquiry,
clinical care, education, community engagement, and advocacy.
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center provides the latest in
cancer care for adults; Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood
Disorders Center for children. The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
unites the cancer research efforts of five Harvard academic medical
centers and two graduate schools, while Dana-Farber Community Cancer
Care provides high quality cancer treatment in communities outside
Boston’s Longwood Medical Area.
Dana-Farber is dedicated to a
unique 50/50 balance between cancer research and care, and much of the
Institute’s work is dedicated to translating the results of its
discovery into new treatments for patients locally, and around the
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Source: Department of Communications, Dana Farber
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