The top of Boston's Prudential Tower will go blue tonight as part of the awareness event.
Groups from in and around Boston, will “shine a light” on lung cancer during an awareness event scheduled today at the Prudential Tower, 800 Boylston St., Boston. Started five years ago by Amesbury resident Diane Legg, a lung cancer survivor, the Boston Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil is one of more than 90 vigils being held across the country as well as in Australia, Egypt and Brazil, according to Charlestown resident and event organizer Julia Gaynor. “The first vigil was at the State House and it was so successful we moved it to the Prudential Tower, where we were able to turn the top of the iconic building blue for lung cancer (November is lung cancer awareness month),” Gaynor said in an email. The purpose of the event is to “shine a…
Boston Marathon runners fall into two categories: competitors and fundraisers.
After Brookline Police Detective Cheryl Molloy ran the Boston Marathon in 2001 and 2003, she thought she would never run it again. But a week from Monday, she’s tying up the laces once more–this time, it’s for a cause. “I turned 40 and thought I would run it again,” Molloy said, “but I said I would never run it again for no reason, because, ‘Wow, look at me, I’m so great!’ That and two dollars and two cents will get you a cup of coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts. I watched people run it for charities, a lot of people run it for cancer research, and things like that.” While some runners compete, others run for a cause such as leukemia or supporting low-income women. Molloy is running for a lesser-known condition. She’s raising awareness for Prader …
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Colleen Mendoza
11:08 am on Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Thank you for helping spread awareness for Prader-Willi Syndrome. Good luck!! Colleen Mendoza, mom to a 20 month old son with PWS Hyannis, ma. more ›