MATT DIAZ
EXEMPLIFY WHAT'S POSSIBLE
#Road2Boston
Bib: 5497
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2017 Boston Marathon Fundraiser
Help Matt by Supporting a Great Cause
Matt has committed to fundraising $5,000 to help benefit the 26.2 Foundation in order to run this year's Boston Marathon. Scroll down to learn more about the 26.2 Foundation and to read Matt's blog, "Running with Unicorns" for more information or click the button below to donate now.
How to Contribute
There are four ways that you can help Matt.
1. Join us on Sunday, March 19th for a 5k Fun Run/Walk around beautiful Sloan's Lake. Click here to register.
2. Join us for a night at the family winery. Thursday, March 30th, you can attend Matt's fundraising event at Bonacquisti Wine Company. Click here for more details.
3. Donate online.
4. Mail a check.
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26.2 Foundation
This is Where Your Money is Going
A few examples of the programs the 26.2 Foundation has granted funds to in the recent past include a multi-year commitment to the Hopkinton Special Olympics, the Hopkinton Council on Aging, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, the East Coast Jumbos (a hockey program for youths with special needs), The Angel Fund (for ALS research), the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, the "Marathon Fitness Challenge," (an innovative fitness program for 2nd and 3rd grade students), Dreamfar High School Marathon Team (an organization whose vision is to give at-risk high school students the tools to succeed in school and beyond by training to run a marathon), various youth athletic and educational programs, and cultural arts programs.
"Running with Unicorns"
Read about Matt's Journey
Nearly 3,000 runners who qualified and registered to run the 2017 Boston Marathon were not accepted into the race (BostonGlobe.com). I am one of them. Running each mile in seven minutes flat for 26.2 miles was not fast enough based on my age division (Male 18-34). I refused to let this stop me. This is my story...
