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2/24/2021
Hailey Hurteau is pictured here with her grandmother, Elizabeth Dexter.
NORTH SMITHFIELD – For her senior project, Hailey Hurteau, a senior at North Smithfield High School, decided to take on an issue close to her heart.
Hurteau is organizing a virtual 5K to raise money for Parkinson’s Champions, an organization that supports research and empowering those living with Parkinson’s disease. Her grandmother, Elizabeth Dexter, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s before Hurteau was born.
“She’s just always been my motivation since day one, and I’m very lucky to still have her in my life,” she said. “I want to do something to support her and make her proud.”