Thousands of people gathered in Boston on Sunday for the 35th annual Jimmy Fund Walk, and Marblehead was well represented. The Jimmy Fund has been raising money in the Boston area on behalf of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for 75 years. The walk contained four different routes of varying distances as every participant worked toward reaching this year's collective goal of … [Read more...] about Marblehead walks for Jimmy
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Family honoring late mother through Jimmy Fund Walk
A Marblehead mom, along with her family, will be participating in the Jimmy Fund Walk on Oct. 1 to raise money for a cause that is very close to her heart. Rachel Marco, her two daughters, 4-year-old Annie and 1-year-old Emilia, and her husband John will be walking a 5K in Boston in honor of her mother, Lorraine Harrington, who died from stage 4 ovarian cancer 16 years … [Read more...] about Family honoring late mother through Jimmy Fund Walk
Marblehead’s Heather Walker, Celtics VP, dies after brain cancer battle
Marblehead resident and Boston Celtics Vice President of Public Relations Heather Walker passed away Wednesday morning after a nearly two-year battle with brain cancer. Walker, who was hired by the Celtics in 2006, dedicated most of the past two years to raising money for a rare type of brain cancer known as glioblastoma. The Heather Walker fund, which benefited the … [Read more...] about Marblehead’s Heather Walker, Celtics VP, dies after brain cancer battle