DRAFT 1/16/15
For Immediate Release
Date, 2015
Contact: Paula Goldfarb
617-726-833 pgoldfarb@partners.org
(Name of town) resident Runs to Fenway Park to Support Veterans and Families
On Saturday, July 25th, (name of runner and town) will support returning Post-9/11
Veterans and their Families by participating in the 6th annual Run to Home Base
Presented by New Balance. The event raises funds for the Red Sox Foundation and
Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program. Home Base is dedicated to healing
the Invisible Wounds of War for Post-9/11 Veterans and their Families through clinical
care, wellness-based programs, community outreach, education and research.
(Name if runner) is running in honor of (reason for run/background). Runner QUOTE (if
applicable). The Run to Home Base Presented by New Balance starts and ends in historic
Fenway Park with all runners crossing home plate at the finish line. Last year,
approximately 2,700 runners and walkers participated, including 500 actively serving
military participants.
“The support of Run to Home Base participants and sponsors has allowed the Red Sox
Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program to offer care to
Veterans, regardless of discharge status, insurance coverage, or ability to pay,” said
Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack A. Hammond, Executive Director of Home Base.
The Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program is
dedicated to healing the Invisible Wounds of War for Post-9/11 Veterans and their
Families through clinical care, wellness-based programs, community outreach,
education and research. Home Base operates the largest private-sector program in the
nation devoted to healing Invisible Wounds such as post-traumatic stress disorder,
traumatic brain injury, anxiety, depression, military sexual trauma and family
relationship challenges. Since its inception, Home Base has served more than 7,500
Veterans and Family Members with care and support, trained more than 10,000
clinicians nationally, and remains at the forefront of discovering new treatments-ensuring a brighter future for the 21st century Warrior and Military Family.
Registration and event information for the 2015 Run to Home Base Presented by New
Balance is available at www.runtohomebase.org. Pre-registration and minimum
fundraising commitment are required.