Edmonds residents running for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge team April 21

Edmonds residents Kimberly and Gary Griffiths will be running in the 2025 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge. (Photos courtesy of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)

Edmonds residents Gary and Kimberly Griffiths will be running at the 36th annual Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC) at Massachusetts’ historical marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston on Monday, April 21.

With more than 500 teammates, they will run to collectively raise $8.5 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. All of the money raised by the DFMC team benefits Dana-Farber’s Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research, which supports promising science research in its earliest stages. The DFMC has raised more than $132 million for the Barr Program to date.

 

Gary Griffiths shows the reason why he runs.
In 1990, Dana-Farber was among the first charity organizations to be recognized by the Boston Athletic Association, which organizes the Boston Marathon. The DFMC team offers its members extensive fundraising support, training guidance from 1976 Boston Marathon Men’s Open Division Champion Jack Fultz, and team training runs. DFMC runners who are not time-qualified for the Boston Marathon receive an invitational entry into the race.
Edmonds resident Gary Griffiths (far left) poses with his teammates at the 2024 Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge finish line.
Runners include cancer survivors and patients, and family and friends of those who have been affected by cancer. Each team member must fulfill a basic fundraising commitment:

– Invitational runners: Runners who receive their entry from Dana-Farber have a minimum fundraising commitment of $10,000.

– Own entry runners : Runners who have joined the DFMC after obtaining their own race entry have a fundraising commitment of $4,000.

 To contribute to the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, visit RunDFMC.org or contact the DFMC office at 617-632-1970 or dfmc@dfci.harvard.edu. Follow DFMC on Facebook: www.facebook/marathonchallenge. On Twitter/X: #RunDFMC.

There is also a cash donation jar located at Brigid’s Bottleshop, 188 Sunset Ave. S., Edmonds.

  1. Gary and Kim are great contributors to our neighborhood. Not only are they raising money for cancer awareness and research, but they are totally committed to raising Labs for Guide Dogs for The Blind and rehousing the guide dogs after they need to retire.

    It is always a treat to see Hartley, Flynn and Galley when they are all out for a walk. Well done Gary and Kim

  2. Gary and Kim are amazing neighbors and members of our community. I support them in all of their endeavors and aspire to reach their levels of kindness and compassion. Run like the wind, dear friends!!!

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