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Local Runner Dedicates Feaster Five
Runs to Merrimack Valley Hospice
Local Runner Dedicates Feaster Five
Runs to Merrimack Valley Hospice Haverhill and
Lawrence, Mass. Even before Merrimack Valley
Hospice became the beneficiary of the pledge program for
this years Feaster Five Road Race on November 23rd,
Dennis Curtis had been dedicating his runs to the
agency.
The Haverhill resident started dedicating his runs to
Merrimack Valley Hospice in 2000 when he ran the Boston
Marathon and raised close to $3,000 for the agency in
memory of his best friend from childhood, Fran Boggiatto,
who died of cancer. Since then, he has been making
the Feaster Five a tradition and each year raises nearly
$1,000 for the agency in Frans memory.
Its a good cause and I get a lot of support
from the people I work with, my friends and my family,
said Curtis, who is employed as the lead electrician at
the Greater Lawrence Sanitary District Wastewater
Treatment Plant in North Andover. The work
that Merrimack Valley Hospice does is so important.
Families really need that kind of help; thats what
motivates me.
Dennis will be running this year alongside two of his
colleagues from the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Ray
Mahoney and Sandy Grenier. Mahoney, a North Andover
resident, has been running the Feaster Five with his
adult daughters whenever they are in town for the holiday
since 1994. Grenier, from Andover, marks her first
Feaster Five run this year with her adult sons. The
three runners encourage each other and are excited to
take part in the race again this year.
We are thrilled to have someone like Dennis running
for us, and we appreciate all of the support he has given
us over the years, said Joan Stygles Hull,
president/CEO of Merrimack Valley Hospice. His
efforts have helped countless hospice families over the
years. With people like Dennis out there raising
pledges, it is going to help make our Hospice House a
reality.
Not surprisingly, Dennis has come to look forward to the
Thanksgiving morning ritual.
I enjoy it, and I know that all of the work I do
raising pledges helps families right here in this area,
said Curtis. Its a great organization and
this is my way of helping out.
Those interested in registering for next years race
can learn more at www.feasterfive.com. Runners and walkers are
encouraged to participate in the pledge program that will
be directed to the construction of the agencys
Hospice House here in the Merrimack Valley. Pledges can
be sent directly to Merrimack Valley Hospice at 360
Merrimack Street, Building 9, Lawrence, MA 01843, or
interested individuals can contact Janine Papesh,
Development Manager, at 978-552-4162 or jpapesh@homehealthfoundation.org.
Merrimack Valley Hospice is a not-for-profit agency
affiliated with Home Health VNA and HomeCare, Inc.
Together the three agencies serve more than 80
communities in the Merrimack Valley and southern New
Hampshire. For more information, visit them on the
web at www.merrimackvalleyhospice.org.
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The December, 2006
Edition of the Valley Patriot
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