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Hope On The Hill Raises Money for Cancer Research
The student group Serving our Neighbors (SON) held a Hope On The Hill 5K trail run, walk and kid’s fun run at Westminster April 22 to raise money for pediatric cancer research. Westminster students, faculty and staff participated in the run and served as volunteers, coordinating setup and operations.
The event kicked off with a children’s fun run on the upper fields. Following that, Associate Head of School Nancy Spencer greeted everyone. “Welcome to our first Hope On The Hill race to raise money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and to bring ourselves together as a community,” she said. Suzanne Chapman, president of the Friends of Dana-Farber Board of Directors, then thanked the participants. “Thank you for this event to raise funds for cutting-edge research,” she said. “Every dollar goes through a competitive grant process, with the majority of funds going to young scientists. I have witnessed firsthand the benefits of our work. We are moving the needle at Dana-Farber and our goal to eliminate cancer.” Sarah Boczanowski, who serves as a new patient coordinator in gastrointestinal oncology at Dana-Farber, spoke about her life-saving treatment for leukemia at the institute. “Cancer doesn’t discriminate,” she said. “It can happen any time. What you are doing is so important.”
After the national anthem, participants competed in the 5K trail run and walk on campus and then enjoyed food from Kane’s Market and an ice cream truck. Musical entertainment by a DJ, face painting and a dunk tank were also part of the festivities.
The event and a silent auction resulted in a donation of $8,119 to Dana-Farber for cancer research. The total included major contributions from the John Hay Society and Shred Kids’ Cancer, a 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization founded by Teagan Stedman ’18.
“I am extremely proud of all of the 197 students who participated or volunteered,” said Kelly Curtis, director of community service at Westminster. “Running an event like this is not an easy task and doing it while being a student-athlete full time is challenging. They met every deadline, and went above and beyond in a mission to save lives.”
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