Thursday, May 9, 2013
Team Brookline is preparing for next year's Marathon.
Nancy Vineberg of the Brookline Community Mental Health Center spoke at Tuesday’s Selectmen Meeting on behalf of Team Brookline, thanking the Board for their support. “With the tragic events that took place at the Marathon, the strength of the team is something we all can feel really good about,” Vineberg said. “Our mission was to create something greater than the sum of its’ parts and that worked out very well.” The 26 runners from Team Brookline each raised money for the Community Mental Health Center, the Teen Center, the Library Foundation and the Education Foundation. “We had a great program including our own coach, who worked with every single runner as an individual,” Vineberg said. “I think every runner benefited from being on our …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Team Brookline runner recount the events of the Marathon Bombing and embody the courage to not give up.
Two weeks ago, members of Team Brookline were heading out to Hopkington for the day they had trained months for: The 117th Boston Marathon. Twenty-four locals trained for the Boston Marathon to raise money for the Brookline Community Mental Health Center, The Brookline Education Foundation, The Brookline Library Foundation, and the Brookline Teen Center. “Training was great,” Liz Burke, 24, said. “This was my first Marathon. I ran for Brookline Community Mental Health. Training with the team was great experience. I met some many great people.” “It was a beautiful day,” Leah Stearns, 32, said. “I ran with a teammate the whole time.” Stearns had run the Boston Marathon before, and noted that this seemed to be the perfect day. Stearns ran …
Monday, March 18, 2013
Team Brookline will be running the Boston Marathon to benefit Brookline social services.
Twenty-four Brookline residents will take part in the Boston Marathon on April 15 on behalf of Team Brookline. Team Brookline is hoping to raise $100,000 for Brookline social services. At this point, Team Brookline is the pioneer amongst the nearby towns and cities in terms of creating a town-wide team dedicated to and run by four collaborating non-profit organization. With just over five weeks to go, Team Brookline is racing to raise enough money. Thus far, supporters have pledged $70,029 in donations from $10 to $4,000. Each runner has committed to raising $5,000. Businesses are also invited to show their community pride through Team-wide, Town-wide sponsorships starting at $500 and $1000.The organizations will share all the proceeds …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
The non-profit organizations benefiting from Team Brookline for the 2013 Boston Marathon have been announced, each gets five runners.
For next year's Boston Marathon, four Brookline non-profits will team up to benefit from twenty local runners--and now we know who those non-profits are. The town receives a group of marathon racing numbers, or waivers, each year. Under the new program, a managing organization would recruit, train and support runners from a number of non-profit organizations from Brookline--including their own. The aim is to make a more community-wide program. The "number of non-profits" is now four, and the four organizations are: The Brookline Education Foundation, Brookline Teen Center, Brookline Library Foundation and the Brookline Community Mental Health Center--which is managing the team. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously last night to accept…
Monday, October 22, 2012
The Brookline Community Mental Health Center will be collecting applications for another few days.
If you're gathering steam for the marathon, but not in the mood to train alone, you could always join a team--such as Team Brookline, although time for that is running out. The deadline for non-profits to join Team Brookline's application process is coming up: Oct. 24, which is this Wednesday. Interested runners can still apply. The town receives a group of marathon racing numbers, or waivers, each year. Under the new program, a managing organization would recruit, train and support runners from a number of non-profit organizations from Brookline--including their own. The aim is to make a more community-wide program. The minimum fundraising requirement for runners is $5,000. Money will go to the non-profit organizations, as well covering …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
A 13.1-mile run along the Emerald Necklace coming through during the Columbus Day weekend.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
A 13.1-mile run along the Emerald Necklace coming through during the Columbus Day weekend.
The Boston Athletics Association is bringing runners back through Brookline, although only half as long as in April--distance-wise, anyway. This race is the third leg of what the BAA calls the "Distance Medley," which is made up of the BAA 5k, the BAA 10k and this weekend's Half-Marathon. The program is more or less the same as last year's 13.1-mile race. The course starts and ends in Franklin Park, and travels along the Emerald necklace past Jamaica Pond and along Olmsted Park in Brookline. The first runners are expected to hit Brookline at around 9:30 a.m. Roads near the Emerald Necklace--along the Muddy river, including Olmsted Park and the Riverway--will begin to close early on Sunday morning, and are expected to re-open throughout …
Sunday, September 23, 2012
In addition to a Patch live chat about College Admissions Essays, the week also held National Cheeseburger Day and International Talk-like-a-Pirate Day.
The MBTA told Patch that some D Line Service Trouble May be Due to Faulty Equipment. Monday morning, we caught up with The Olmsted Elm, which now Rests in Pieces (of Art), after being taken down last year. An OUI on the T Tracks and the B-and-E Next Door made some of the more notable items in the Police Log. Finally, we started making some noise about our College Admissions Essay Live Chat, which was on Thursday. The last day of Rosh Hashanah was Tuesday, and we found a few Rosh Hashanah Recipes: Apple Cake and Noodle Kugel. The Leaf Blower Ban Lifts Until December 15, meaning police were dealing with other things, like Fireworks and a Rash of Car Break-ins. The Chapter 40B project in Hancock Village is "Smart Growth", says the developers…
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Brookline Community Health Center will run the town's team for next year's Boston Marathon. Applications open today.
For next year's Boston Marathon, several Brookline non-profits will team up to benefit from local runners--and they will do so with the help of Brookline Community Mental Health Center (BCMHC), which is running the Team Brookline program. The Center, and the Town, will start accepting applications for both runners and non-profits interested in participating in Team Brookline today, Sept. 18, according to a press release from the BCMHC sent yesterday afternoon. "We really see this as an opportunity to increase the impact of the waivers, and what it will mean for people within the community who need the support." BCMHC Vice President for Development Nancy Vineberg explained, "That, ultimately, is what the Marathon program has been all about…
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Brookline has a team set up for next year's Boston Marathon. The Wegman's construction site places the last beam on the building, and a consultant joins the discussion in Hancock Village.
Monday, Members of the Red Sox Talk their Identity Outside Baseball During 'Faith Day at Fenway'. Did you look to see whether You Have Unclaimed Money? A thermal imaging company wants to know, How Hot is Your House, Brookline? Then, in the Brookline Police Log: a few Missing Bikes and some Missing Pipes. Outside of town, there were services Remembering September 11 in the Brookline Area on Tuesday, the 11th anniversary. We asked you to Sound Off on whether Massachusetts should Get Rid of the Governor's Council. A woman became the First West Nile Death in Mass. Since 2005, and the Threat Level has been Raised Statewide. Police dealt with a Bike Theft, Drug Possession and a Flailing Concert-goer, in the Arrest Log. The town took on Legal …
