Thousands of Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walkers passed through Wellesley today on their dual mission to make it to Copley Square and to help fight cancer while they were at it. The over 8,500 participants walked one of four routes, as distant as the entire 26.2 mile Boston Marathon route, from Hopkinton center to Copley Square, or as near as a three-mile route starting at Dana-Farber hospital. 
Regardless of how many or few steps the walkers take, participants raise the most money of any single-day walk in the nation. The $300 minimum that adults raise ($100 minimum for ages 12 and under) is expected this year to add up to more than $7.5 million dollars to combine with the nearly $95 million dollars already raised for the fight against cancer since 1989. And although the short-term goal on walk day may be to simply make it from point A to point B and have a good time doing it, the long-term goal couldn’t be loftier: to conquer all forms of cancer in children and adults. Money raised from the walk funds lifesaving adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research for all types of cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Also of interest… Cancer research fundraiser for Wellesley Youth Hockey coach’s bid to be Man of the Year Wellesley hosts Pan Mass cyclists Wellesley teens spearhead Pan Mass mountain bike ride
