Category: Home and Family
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One Boston Day
April 15th, 2016 is the first official One Boston Day. Last year marked the beginning of this new annual Boston tradition that serves as an opportunity to celebrate the resiliency, generosity, and strength demonstrated by the people of Boston and those around the world in response to the tragedy of April 15, 2013. “April 15 is…
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FamilyAid Boston Run for Housing
Since 1916, FamilyAid Boston has provided our city’s most vulnerable residents with homelessness prevention, shelter, housing, and support services. We help homeless families get back on their feet and plan for future stability and success. This year I’m running Boston for FamilyAid Boston. Here is why. FamilyAid Boston Over the past five years, our Boston…
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High Seas Running
New Years on the high seas My wife and I decided that instead of gifts this year, we would give the family a cruise. Our girls are in college, with one graduating this spring. Once they graduate it will be a challenge to coordinate a vacation like this. If not now, when? Treadmill Running at 21…
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Holiday Fun Run
The MRC Annual Holiday Fun Run Some people dressed up in holiday costumes. Most of us wore our Halloween costumes of reflective vests, colorful clothing and head lamps. We jogged through the streets of Melrose like horribly lost carolers looking for the next house party. Our Social Committee put together a series of tasks for…
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Christmas Spirit
Christmas spirit is a little short this year This is our first year with both of our girls off to college. That probably has a lot to do with it. Even when the girls were teenagers we would get a tree within a week of Thanksgiving. Sometimes it took a week to get around to decorating it,…
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November General Mayhem
A few races that I’m running, that I’ll be at and other fun stuff. 13th Annual Run for All Ages This 5K will be held Saturday, November 1st at Lake Quannapowitt, Wakefield, MA at 10AM. The race is organized by the New England 65 Plus Runners Club and is a celebration of running for all…