We’re a few weeks out from the 124th Boston Marathon® and Team St. Francis House is hard at work. In preparation for #MarathonMonday on April 20, each week we’ll be introducing one of our runners! This week’s feature is on Carrie Neff. By day, Carrie is working on the admin-side of the Marathon as the St. Francis House Event […]
We are almost a month away from the 124th Boston Marathon® and Team St. Francis House is hard at work training for the big day. In preparation for #MarathonMonday on April 20, each week we’ll be introducing one of our runners! Today we sat down with Lauren Ward – a Massachusetts native currently living in […]
Thousands of runners from every background will be crossing the finish line of the 124th Boston Marathon® which is held annually on Patriots Day. On April 20, 2020, six individuals will take on the oldest annual marathon in the world in support of St. Francis House and our life-saving programs and services. Starting today, we’ll […]
With our JetBlue raffle around the corner in February, here’s an interview with Jennifer G, one of last year’s winner of TWO round trip tickets. Check out her amazing story and remember to check our website for the raffle. Raffle starts Feb 11th and runs through the end of the month. How did you find […]
The talk around Boston during the marathon season is John Hancock, the major sponsor of the most iconic race on Earth – the Boston Marathon – and a huge participant in all the citywide events that weekend. This year they teamed up with St. Francis House for some special events around One Boston Day, April 15, […]
Right on Hereford, Left on Boylston – the most coveted turn in all of racing. A heartfelt congratulations to our marathon team who raced from Hopkington to Boylston Street this past Monday, raising money for the guests of St. Francis House. With temperatures hovering around 65 degrees and a nice tailwind for the first half […]
St. Francis House raffle during the month of Febr-AIR-y helped raise $10,685 dollars for our programs and services. JetBlue raffle drawing We sold 267 tickets for the prize drawing which took place from St. Francis House 6th floor conference room, on March 2, 2017. St. Francis House volunteer and JetBlue pilot, Chris Hobein, helped us […]
Sam Macomber is one of the five runners on our team who’s going to run the #BostonMarathon in six weeks! Hear why he’s so committed to run and raise money for St. Francis House. I’m running for three reasons. I totally admire St Francis House’s unconditional open door policy. Hundreds of meals are served every […]
Josh Gannon is one of the five runners on our team who’s going to run the #BostonMarathon in almost exactly two months! He has a special Valentine’s Day gift and message about his progress to run and raise money for St. Francis House. He’s getting creative making playlists for all you would be runners out there! What […]
On running the Boston Marathon Frank Mastrocola admits this marathon is a huge challenge. “I’m 63 and haven’t been running. But, I’ve done a marathon before, and have confidence that my body will respond again to a training schedule. So, physically, it will be a challenge, but one that I believe can be met. The […]
