Turkey Trot Returns to Turners Pond This Thanksgiving

The annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot is scheduled for Thursday, November 22.

Before chowing down on turkey this Thanksgiving, burn a few calories for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in the Annual Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot. The 3.2-mile run, walk or bike event, which begins and ends at the Central Avenue entrance to Turners Pond, will be held at 8 a.m. on Thursday, November 22. The trot is held each year in memory of Milton resident Theresa Haley, who passed away at age 35. Advance sign up is not necessary. Donations will be accessed for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

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Pan-Mass Challenge Cyclist Rides out of Gratitude

Milton resident Brendan McLaughlin has participated in eight Pan-Massachusetts Challenges, a 170-mile bike ride that benefits the Dana Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund.

The riders in the 33rd Annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge, a charity bike-a-thon that took place on August 4 and 5, all have their reasons to support the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. Milton resident Brendan McLaughlin rode the 170-mile, two-day route from Wellesley to Provincetown, out of gratitude. For the eighth time, McLaughlin rode for previous cancer patients, for doctors, for nurses and for hope. The McLaughlin family’s dedication to the cause supported by the weekend trek across the state began with a cancer diagnosis in 1994. Brendan and his wife Mary McLaughlin, who participated in the PMC from 2001 to 2004 and in 2006 and 2007, took their then two-year old son Conor to the doctor for a routine check-up. …

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Milton Residents to Ride in Pan-Mass Challenge

Thirty-two Milton residents will participate in the 33rd annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge bike-a-thon on August 4 and 5.

On August 4 and 5, 32 residents from  Milton will pedal their way into fundraising history as participants in the 33rd annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC), the nation’s pioneer charity bike-a-thon that raises more money than any other athletic fundraising event in the country. They will be among 5,500 cyclists who will ride with the collective goal of raising $36 million to support adult and pediatric cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through the Jimmy Fund. PMC riders range in age from 13 to 88. Some are seasoned tri-athletes while others are weekend warriors having trained for this event alone. Most PMC participants ride in honor of a family member or friend lost to, or being treated for, cancer. All …

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Fifty-Five Milton Residents Participated in Pan-Mass Challenge

The 32nd Annual Pan-Massachusetts Challenge raised $35 million, $264,865 of which was contributed by Milton cyclists, for cancer research.

Fifty-five Milton residents raised $264,865 of the $35 million donated by the Pan-Massachusetts Challenge (PMC) to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. They were among 5,169 cyclists who rode up to 190 miles across  Massachusetts to raise money for cancer research and treatment. The 2011 fundraising total is $2 million, or 5.7 percent, more than the PMC gave in 2010 and brings its 32-year Jimmy Fund contribution to $338 million. The PMC is the most successful athletic fundraising event in the nation; it raises and contributes more money to charity than any other. In August, cyclists from eight countries and 37 states rode one of 11 routes that ranged from 25 to 190 miles. Riders included seven-time Tour de France winner …

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Successful Yard Sale Benefits Dana Farber Cancer Institute

The Dolan family raised $3,000 for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at a yard sale on July 30.

One family’s effort to raise money for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute through a yard sale on Saturday, July 30 netted $3,000. The Dolan family'syard sale on Brook Road was in honor of Kathy Dolan Newberry, who passed away from sarcoma in October 2010. Kathy’s life was prolonged by doctors at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute so when her sisters, Terry Dolan and Martha Dolan Cosgrove, decided to hold a yard sale they directed the funds to the hospital. Before the sale, Terry predicted the profits would be between $650 and $750 and Martha guessed $1,000. The event ended up pulling in $1,500. “Martha and I will match that amount, so thanks to the generosity of friends, neighbors and bargain shoppers from all over, we will be sending Dana …

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Milton Family Honors Late Sister with Yard Sale to Benefit Dana Farber

The family of Kathy Dolan Newberry is planning a yard sale for Saturday, July 30, at 525 Brook Rd., to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund.

Whether it’s in anticipation of a move or a late foray into spring-cleaning, all of us can find plenty of items to part with. The urge to de-clutter, paired with the loss of a family member, inspired the unique event of a charity yard sale for one Milton family. On Saturday, July 30, several members of the Dolan family will pool their items for a multi-family yard sale to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, all in honor of Kathy Dolan Newberry, who lost her battle with a rare form of sarcoma in October 2010. Before she passed away, a physician who specializes in that rare form of cancer treated Kathy, and she only had to travel to the Boston-based Dana Farber Cancer Institute. “She lived for five years, which is a …

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Milton Makes a Difference

Milton Resident Rises to the Challenge

Pan-Mass Challenge rider Pauline Wells on giving and giving back.

Milton resident and Cambridge Police Lieutenant Pauline Wells is well-known for her singing and charity work. Both come together every year with the Celtic Crossing event at Milton High School, a fundraiser that supports Wells’ participation in the Pan-Mass Challenge. The PMC is a two-day cycling event that raises money for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Wells spoke with columnist Julie Fay about the upcoming challenge, her past training snafus and the people for whom she rides.  This isn’t your first Pan-Mass Challenge. I’m training for my sixth PMC. I am honored to help the wonderful people associated with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.  How did you get involved? A friend of mine’s husband was doing the PMC a few years ago, and was…

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A Celtic Crossing: Musicians Unite for a Charitable Journey

For the fifth year, Irish musicians from Milton and beyond gathered for an evening of entertainment to benefit the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

A large crowd packed the Milton High School Auditorium on Saturday, April 16, for the fifth anniversary of A Celtic Crossing. The evening of Irish song and dance has grown in popularity over the years and has raised over $50,000 for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute since its start. The event, which was hosted by John Fitzgerald, featured several Milton residents like Pauline Wells, who sang with Devri, and George Geary, who joined the Boston Police Gaelic Column of Pipes and Drums. Irish band Devri was also joined by singer Leah Fox. The O'Dwyer School of Irish Dancing performed at this year's festivities as well, marking their fifth year participating. 

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