Campus School student Leah with teacher and alumna Sasha Greene and Sean Kane '19, who will run the Boston Marathon for the school on April 17. (Gary Wayne Gilbert)
The Jesuit call to be 鈥渕en and women for others鈥� will hold true this Marathon Monday as Boston College students, alumni and friends run to support charitable causes. Here are some highlights:
鈥� which provides programs and resources for children aged 3-21 with multiple disabilities, still feels the impact of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. For years, the school drew considerable support from 鈥渂andit鈥� runners who participated in the Marathon, but the post-2013 crackdown on bandits ended that source of fundraising. 听
While the Campus School has since sought other means of support, it was able to secure two bibs for this year's run.
Sean Kane 鈥�19, who is a buddy to a Campus School student, will run in his first Boston Marathon with a goal of $5,000 for the school.
鈥淢y buddy Thiago [at the Campus School] is so kind, sweet, and loving and he鈥檚 taught me so much about what friendship and caring for someone else is,鈥� said Kane. 鈥淗e鈥檚 gone through so much pain and suffering and wakes up every day with a smile on his face and comes to class. That to me is so eye-opening and heart-warming.
鈥淭hiago has motivated me to want to run and finish and say I鈥檓 running for him because he deserves the world,鈥� said Kane.
Also running for the Campus School is preschool teacher Sasha Greene 鈥�08, M.Ed.鈥�09, M.Ed.鈥�12, whose goal of $12,000 is considered higher than the average. The alumna says training for the race was challenging, but she has a community of support behind her.
"I hadn't really ever planned on a marathon again, but I knew if I did, it would have to be for something that was so meaningful and inspiring, it would get me to the end." Sasha Greene talks about why she's running for the Campus School.
鈥淢y students work so hard, harder than anyone I know,鈥� said Greene. 鈥淭his is just one thing I can do for them and it鈥檚 really challenging, but they face more challenging situations every single day and work so hard through it all. That鈥檚 what I have to think about听on Monday听to get me through.鈥�
Greene, who like Kane gets emotional talking about the school and its students, added, 鈥淢y students will get me to the finish line. They smile through all of the challenges and never give up.听 It鈥檚 incredible to be able to do this for them.鈥�
鈥淲e need a lot of support,鈥� said Campus School Project Manager Kristen Morin, who added that the school will continue to apply for approved charity status for future marathons. 鈥淓ven if both of our runners hit their goals it鈥檚 still significantly less than we used to raise at the Marathon, so we鈥檙e hoping to have more numbers next year.鈥�
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