My team
My team
The Boston House: Hope and Healing for Children with Cancer
Total raised: $179,159.24
Goal: $175,000.00
Visit The Boston House's team pageHelp me support families staying at The Boston House!
Friends + family -
On August 18th, I'm excited and honored to be running the 2024 Falmouth Road Race with The Boston House, a truly fantastic organization that has provided no-cost housing for children with cancer who are receiving treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital since 1979.
As you may know, on Thursday evenings I head over to the Boston House in Longwood for a volunteer shift after work. I help to check-in families, usually after a long day of travel with little ones, or sometimes after a day at the hospital receiving treatment.
Families travel from all over the country to receive the very best care at Boston’s incredible children’s hospitals. The average length of stay at The House in 2023 was 11 days at $0 cost for families (A savings of around $2,640 based on price of Boston hotels !!!)
But the impact of The House goes beyond eliminating the financial stress of a place to stay - here, children and their families find respite from the hospital and medical procedures, a sense of normalcy, and comfort and support among staff, volunteers, and other families facing the life-changing realities of childhood cancer.
Finding a way to get involved with Boston Children’s has been very meaningful to me personally, as my younger brother is a former-patient. My family can speak first-hand that the hospital and partnering organizations are world class in the care they provide, but also everything else they do to support families through treatment.
The Falmouth Road Race is one of The Boston House’s biggest fundraising events of the year, so a huge thank you in advance for your contributions. Your encouragement will help me get through the 7 miles in the mid-August heat !
With gratitude,
Carly
Description
Thank you for supporting The Boston House! Your donation ensures that children and families will have a no-cost, safe and comfortable place to call “home” while they deal with the frightening realities of childhood cancer. The Boston House is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization and your donation is tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. You will receive a receipt upon successful completion of your donation.
Recent donors
| Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 07 | Sam Yildirimlar | Undisclosed amount |
| Jul 25 | Anonymous | $55.35 |
| Jul 25 | Erica Perkins | Undisclosed amount |
| Jul 21 | Johanna Foster | Undisclosed amount |
| Jul 20 | Kristin and the Johnson Clan | $109.85 |
| Jul 20 | Catherine | $28.10 |
| Jul 20 | Jonny | Undisclosed amount |
| Jul 20 | Emma + cashew | Undisclosed amount |
| Jul 20 | Jill and Stu Hurwitz | $109.85 |
| Jul 19 | The Merrill Family | $218.85 |
