COURTESY OF NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS
National Braille Press (NBP) raised over $137,000 in the first Braille Across America run/walk/bike challenge to raise money for Braille literacy across the country.
Over 170 participants from coast to coast ran, walked and biked a total of 10,315 miles from March 17, which was NBP’s 94th birthday, through April 19, Patriots Day in Massachusetts.
Glen Magpiong of Wellesley, a member of Team Super Nice, logged 297.1 miles, and the team as a whole, which also included Chris Cavallerano of Wellesley, logged 815.61 miles.
“Our original fundraising goal was $26,000 and 2,620 miles, and I am proud to say we far surpassed that at $137,000 and 10,315 miles,” said Brian Mac Donald, president of NBP. “Over the last month, we asked supporters across the United States to come together to each log miles while raising money and awareness for Braille literacy.”
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March 13, 2021
BOSTON (AP) The National Braille Press is launching a new fundraiser this weekend with the help of the Boston Marathon’s race director.
Dave McGillivray, who has managed the marathon since 1980, is the featured speaker Sunday evening at the virtual kickoff event for the Braille Across America 2021 Run/Walk/Bike Challenge to benefit the Boston-based nonprofit.
The challenge begins Wednesday and ends on April 19, Patriots Day in Massachusetts and the traditional date of the Boston Marathon. This year’s marathon has been postponed to Oct. 11 due to the pandemic.
Participants in the challenge are asked to complete the distance of a marathon over the course of a month. Participants will log enough miles to virtually run, walk or bike coast-to-coast, or 2,620 miles. Funds raised will be used to bolster braille literacy programs for blind children and adults.
March 13, 2021 GMT
BOSTON (AP) The National Braille Press is launching a new fundraiser this weekend with the help of the Boston Marathon’s race director.
Dave McGillivray, who has managed the marathon since 1980, is the featured speaker Sunday evening at the virtual kickoff event for the Braille Across America 2021 Run/Walk/Bike Challenge to benefit the Boston-based nonprofit.
The challenge begins Wednesday and ends on April 19, Patriots Day in Massachusetts and the traditional date of the Boston Marathon. This year’s marathon has been postponed to Oct. 11 due to the pandemic.
Participants in the challenge are asked to complete the distance of a marathon over the course of a month. Participants will log enough miles to virtually run, walk or bike coast-to-coast, or 2,620 miles. Funds raised will be used to bolster braille literacy programs for blind children and adults.
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