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 Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and State Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez honored HSPH and other groups for organizing past Mission Hill Walks for Health at a fair on August 12. HSPH inaugurated the annual walk with co-sponsors in 1997. The fundraising benefits local youth groups, and past recipients have included Mission PRIDE, Sociedad Latina, Inc., and Mission Hill After-School Program. Last year, the walk raised nearly $40,000 and drew about 400 participants. The fair, held at Sheehy Playground on Smith Street in Mission Hill, featured a thank-you presentation and an opportunity for walk organizers to meet children from youth groups that have benefited from the fundraising. Activities included facepainting, juggling, a dunk tank, and a baseball throw. MARK YOUR CALENDAR: The next Mission Hill Walk for Health will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2005. For more information, contact besmith@hsph.harvard.edu.
Pictured above are members of the walk’s planning committee, as well as local children who attended the fair. Standing in the back row at far right is Bruce Smith from HSPH Operations. Harvard Public Health NOW is published biweekly by the Office of Communications Harvard School of Public Health 665 Huntington Ave., SPH 1-1312 Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617-432-6052 Editor and Layout: Christina Roache Contributing Writers: Paula Hartman Cohen, Eileen McCluskey Calendar Editor: Melitta King Photos Credits: Suzanne Camarata, Richard Chase, Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention, MWRA, Graham Ramsay, Gregory Wellenius Archived Issues || HSPH Home Copyright, 2009, President and Fellows of Harvard College |
