EVERSOURCE EVERYDAY AMAZING RACE

At the Mass General Cancer Center, we're dedicated to creating a brighter future for patients with cancer and their families. Please support our efforts by joining us for the Mass General Cancer Center Eversource Everyday Amazing Race on September 8, 2019!

HOW WILL YOU GET INVOLVED?

ABOUT THE EVERSOURCE EVERYDAY AMAZING RACE

  • About the Race

    Funds raised support the Mass General Cancer Center, a leader in personalized medicine, early-detection technologies and innovative supportive care. Discoveries made at Mass General benefit cancer patients worldwide. The Race will take place along the Charles River in Boston, beginning and ending at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade. A pancake breakfast presented by the Four Seasons Hotel Boston and a speaking program with our MCs Billy Costa and Jenny Johnson will follow.

  • Event Details

    Sunday, September 8, 2019
    Charles River Esplanade, Boston
    8:00 am: Registration Opens
    9:00 am: Kids’ Dash Start
    9:10 am: 5K Run Start — Wave 1
    9:15 am: 5K Run Start — Wave 2
    9:15 am: 5K Walk Start

    DISTANCE: 5K Run, 5K Walk, 100-Yard Kids’ Dash
    REGISTRATION FEE: $50 for individuals
    CAPACITY: 1000 runners, unlimited walkers
    SUGGESTED FUNDRAISING GOALS: $500 per individual

Join or create a team!

Honor or support a loved one in their fight against cancer. Run together with your family and friends to support the Mass General Cancer Center in our journey to provide a better future for patients with cancer. Use the search function to find your team or click here to create a new one.

Sponsor the Eversource Everyday Amazing Race

Become a sponsor today. Click on the sponsorship level below to view sponsorship package details and purchase.

Platinum Sponsor – $50,000

  • Up to 20 complimentary race entries
  • Prominent logo placement or name listing on the race t-shirt, event website, race-day signage and race-course signage
  • Prominent exhibit space at the Everyday Amazing Race in September 2019

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Gold Sponsor – $25,000

  • Up to 12 complimentary race entries
  • Logo placement or name listing on the race t-shirt, event website and race-day signage
  • Exhibit space at the Everyday Amazing Race in September 2019

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Silver Sponsor – $10,000

  • Up to 8 complimentary race entries
  • Logo placement or name listing on the race t-shirt and event website
  • Exhibit space at the Everyday Amazing Race in September 2019

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Bronze Sponsor – $5,000

  • Up to 4 complimentary race entries
  • Logo placement or name listing on the race t-shirt and event website
  • Exhibit space at the Everyday Amazing Race in September 2019

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Join the Event Committee

You can help lead fundraising efforts for the Mass General Cancer Center Eversource Everyday Amazing Race by joining the event committee. Responsibilities include:

• Participating in the event and meeting the $1,000 fundraising goal
• Attending at least two committee meetings (by phone or in person)
• Securing at least one corporate sponsor through your personal/professional network
• Recruiting participants and helping to publicize the event as well as the Mass General Cancer Center
 

For more information on opportunities to support the Eversource Everyday Amazing Race, please contact us.

Event Details

Please support our efforts by joining us for the Mass General Cancer Center Eversource Everyday Amazing Race on Sunday, September 8, 2019.

Register to Race

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • You can sign up by registering on this page. Please contact us if you are having problems registering.
  • Yes, you can create a new team or join an existing team when you register. If you have any questions about creating or joining a team, please contact us.
  • Yes, there is a registration fee of $50 for an individual participant.
  • We are asking individuals to raise $500. This is a suggested goal but participants will be able to set their own goals while setting up their fundraising pages. If you have any questions about fundraising, please contact us.
  • Nothing! We appreciate your efforts and any amount you raise will help advance research and care at the Mass General Cancer Center.
  • A $25 fee per child will apply for participation in the Kids' Dash.
  • Yes, the Kids’ Dash is open to all children age 8 and under. There is no minimum age requirement.
  • Strollers may be used in the 5K Walk only. They are not permitted in the 5K Run or Kids’ Dash.
  • If you have any questions or need any additional help, please contact us.
  • There are a variety of parking options in the Mass General Hospital and Hatch Shell areas. Parking will not be validated. Participants are encouraged to take public transportation. The Esplanade is a .5 mile walk from the Charles/MGH T station on the red line.
  • Yes, you can register onsite and continue fundraising after the completion of the event.
  • Please complete the recover password form and your information will be emailed to you. If you are having problems recovering your user name, please contact us.
  • We encourage all participants to solicit donations via their web pages for the fastest donation processing and most up to date totals. In the case of offline gifts, checks should be made payable to “Mass General Cancer Center” with "2019 Everyday Amazing Race" and the participant’s name in the memo field. Please mail offline gifts to: Keith Erickson/EAR Gifts Mass General Development Office, 125 Nashua Street, Suite 540, Boston, MA 02114. If you have question about offline donations, please contact us.
  • Yes – to send a personalized thank you message to your donors just log in to your account and visit your dashboard.
  • You must visit the participant’s page directly or use the drop-down menu to locate the participant’s page to make a gift in support of a specific runner/walker. Any gift made on the participant’s personal fundraising page will be credited to that person. The gift should appear immediately. If you have any issues with a gift appearing on the participant’s page, please contact us.
  • Many companies match charitable gifts made by their employees, retirees and directors. Please consult your company’s human resources department to learn if your workplace matches gifts to hospitals and how you can request a matching gift. Your company will contact Mass General directly to confirm your gift. For more information about matching gifts, please contact us.
  • Yes, you can choose to be anonymous when completing the online gift form.
  • Yes. After selecting a donation amount, please check the box next to "I am making this gift in honor or memory of somebody" and fill out the tribute type and name.
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