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 […]
Ty Hapworth started running distance when he joined the Army in 2005 after graduating from college. He notes, “this running was not by choice.” Ty served for three years as an Army officer, and when he got out of the Army, he stopped running. Four years later, Ty was managing the Microsoft Store in the […]
Meet Sam Macomber. That’s him on the left with his cousin Ian. (Ian has the mustache) Sam aims to raise $10,000 for St. Francis House in his quest to tackle The Boston Marathon. He’s already started his training. He’s been running along the Charles a lot – mostly in the mornings, and is very grateful […]
You’ve been considering it for a while, well now is your chance! Next April 17, 2017 nearly 30,000 runners will be at the starting line in Hopkinton for the Boston Marathon®. We are thrilled to be awarded five bib entries from John Hancock to participate in their Non-Profit Marathon program. Our application deadline is approaching! […]
