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More than 1,000 people of all ages participated in the 17th Annual Arterial Challenge.
17 TH Annual Arterial Challenge
Raises Record Amount
On Sunday, April 22, more than 1,000 people of all ages converged on Boston’s historic Fenway
Park for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation’s 17th Annual Arterial Challenge, a 5K timed run/2.5K walk.
The run/walk wove through the “Fens,” a scenic park that is part of Boston’s historic
Emerald Necklace.
Among those who turned out to run, walk, or just enjoy the festivities — which included a band,
refreshments, and a chance to soak up the sun from Fenway Park bleachers — were survivors,
family members, friends, board members, healthcare providers and executives, and many others
eager to support the foundation’s mission.
The Arterial Challenge is one of the BAF’s most well-attended and successful fundraising events.
This year, the event raised a record-breaking amount, nearly $140,000, which will be used to
support brain aneurysm research, awareness, advocacy, and support programs.
As it did in previous years, the BAF partnered with hospitals in the region that provide treatment
for brain aneurysms: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, and
Tufts Medical Center in Boston, and Eastern Maine Medical Center in Maine.
Each hospital had a team that competed for the role of top hospital fundraiser. This year, as last
year, that honor went to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center team, which raised more than
$30,000, part of which will fund the Second Annual Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chair of Research.
Among the local luminaries who ran in the 5K were WCVB-TV anchor and brain aneurysm survivor
Bob Halloran, and Peter Healy, president of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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