Team Brigham Boston Marathon 2…
Amount Raised:
$5,231
105% Raised of $5,000 Goal
Matthew Blanchette
About
Matthew Blanchette
Lawrence,
MA
United States
CROWDRISING SINCE: Dec 01, 2011
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Brigham and Women’s philosophy melds with my own in three important ways:
1. As a person with aortic stenosis I’m indebted to the medical community of Boston, who have helped me get to a point where I can safely train and compete in the Boston Marathon.
2. I am a proud 28-year-old product of Lawrence, MA, and although I am not a victim of poverty, my city has shown me that it is a reality to never be forgotten. And for this reason, I am encouraged by the way B&W is addressing domestic violence, as it is both a cause and an effect of poverty:
- $2,500- one year of support groups for domestic violence survivors
- $7,500- supplies victims of domestic violence and their children with food, clothing, transportation, changes in apartment/home locks, rental and utilities assistance, and more…
3. Finally, as I am finishing my master’s degree at Salem State University for teaching, I am most impressed with their efforts to strengthen the young minds of Boston’s future:
- $3,000provides 15 high school juniors in the Student Success Jobs Program (SSJP) intensive monthly workshops and personal consultation to prepare their college applications, apply for financial aid, and make informed decisions about where to attend college.
- $5,000 provides back-to-school clothing for approximately 100 children whose mothers are victims of domestic violence.
Because helping people whose circumstances have rendered them helpless is a noble thing, but helping people to change their circumstances is a reason to train for a marathon
Thank-you for helping me to run the Boston Marathon,
while also helping Team Brigham
in supporting these vital community health issues.
Matthew
Blanchette
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