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BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced the addition of seven athletes to the professional athlete field for the 128th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America. Among those now entered will be a pair of Boston Marathon champions, two top-five finishers from February’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon and a global gold medalist on the track.
Set to compete at the 128th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America are:
BOSTON—The B.A.A. is delighted to announce that 4X NFL Super Bowl Rob Gronkowski is the recipient of the 2024 Patriots’ Award. This award is presented to a person or organization who is patriotic, philanthropic, and inspirational, and fosters goodwill and sportsmanship. The Patriots’ Award further unifies the Boston Marathon with Patriots’ Day, the holiday on which the race has been held since 1897.
Helen Henkle Aguirre is an active volunteer and runner in her hometown. She is running for Keep Natick Beautiful (KNB) – a chapter of Keep Massachusetts Beautiful (KMB) – who she supports year-round to help clean up the marathon miles, and surrounding neighborhood.
“Keep Natick Beautiful has a wonderful group of volunteers and I am really grateful to be a part of it. The passion of our leader – Pat Conway – is contagious and he radiates as he works to fulfill our mission.
For our penultimate city and town segment we head back to the start line in Hopkinton to hear from one of our charity partners and their long-serving volunteer; then stop in Natick where they are preparing for a big pre-race clean-up.
BOSTON – The Spring 2024 round of the Boston Athletic Association Gives Back Grant Program opens for applications from February 26 to March 8.
As the first-ever Boston Marathon municipal charity team, Team Brookline harnesses the power of sport to strengthen, support, and unite the Brookline community. Team Brookline raises funds and awareness for its five charity partners namely The Brookline Center for Community Mental Health, Brookline Education Foundation, Brookline Library Foundation, Brookline Symphony Orchestra, and Brookline Teen Center.
This month we take a trip through Newton (course miles 15.93- 21.35) and Brookline (course miles 22.45-24.70) to learn more about some of the organizations that benefit far beyond race day.
The City of Newton
Based in the City of Newton, Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast has been part of the community fabric for 18 years. They've been part of the organizations that benefit from race entries through Newton’s community program and the impact is felt deeply in the community.
