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For participating in The 2026 ASICS Falmouth Road Race

Mass General Brigham

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My Story…

In honor of my father, Mark Varvares, I'm running the Falmouth Road Race as part of the Caring For A Cure team at Mass General Hospital. Caring For A Cure was founded by the nurses of the Adult Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant program at Mass General, with a goal of easing the journey for patients and families facing cancer.

I'm honored to give back to the institution where my father spent half his career as a cancer surgeon, and an organization that cared for him through his own diagnosis with acute myeloid leukemia. His medical team, the nurses on Lunder 10, and the Caring For A Cure community carried him through treatment and two transplants, allowing him to maintain "attitude and gratitude": the discipline to face each challenge, and the gratitude for those who helped him do it.

I'm running to honor my father. For the families we sat beside in waiting rooms. For the patients still in the thick of it. And for those navigating what comes next, as survivors.

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Raise money for Mass General Brigham

Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. We connect a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, physician networks, community health centers, home care, and long-term care services. In addition, Mass General Brigham is home to one of the largest hospital system-based research enterprises in the U.S., with more than 3,700 clinical trials ongoing to accelerate bringing new treatments and therapies to our patients and the world.

Your support of Mass General Brigham enables us to provide excellent patient care, conduct innovative and cutting-edge medical research, educate and train the next generation of medical leaders, and give back to our local communities.

We hope you considering making a difference in the lives of patients and families for generations to come by supporting our dedicated runners. 

Learn more about Mass General Brigham.

If you secured a Falmouth Road Race bib through the Falmouth lottery, please forward your confirmation email by clicking here to learn more and join us! 

Recent donors

Donation date Donor name Donation amount
Jul 19 Frank Simo MD You go girl!!! $109.85
Jul 18 Ted MacLean and Joanne Liautaud Good luck Tessa! You’re running for a great person and an important cause! $273.35
Jul 18 Connie Palmer $109.85
Jul 17 Flora Varvares MacLean Dearest cousin Mark in heaven we miss you terribly. Thank you Tess for honoring your loving father in this manner Love you all Flora Undisclosed amount
Jul 17 Anonymous Love you and Mark forever Undisclosed amount
Jul 17 Mary Ellen Doyle A wonderful way to honor your Dad! $55.35
Jul 17 Len and Joanne Costopoulos Such a wonderful tribute to your father’s legacy! $109.85
Jul 17 Dana Grider Your family is so special to me, Tessa - Rooting for you always!! $55.35
Jul 16 Peg Cooper Tessa, such a wonderful way to honor your father. He was a remarkable individual. $55.35
Jul 16 Anonymous This is so special! $55.35