Mass Eye and Ear Needs Runners for Boston Marathon

Join the team to achieve a life goal and help out those in need.

Need an official entry for his year's Boston Marathon? Looking to support a great cause? Then the Massachusetts Eye and Ear may have a bib for you. "We have 12 more spot on your team," said Kristina Sym, director of events for Mass Eye and Ear. The hospital will once again field Team Eye and Ear for the 2013 Boston Marathon. The team, comprised of marathon novices and veterans alike, raises money for the hospital's research programs. The 54-person team runs the gamut from novices to one runner with over 100 marathons under his belt, said Sym. Ready to join the team? You can apply to join Team Eye and Ear by visiting www.MassEyeAndEar.org/marathon, or by contacting Kristina Sym at (617) 573-6364 or marathon@meei.harvard.edu.  Since 2006, …

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Charlestown Kids Sell Lemonade for Mass Eye and Ear

The following was submitted by Mass. Eye and Ear. It has not been edited. Sisters Mae and Andie Morelli of Charlestown, Mass., along with Grace and Maeve Devine of the Sound End, took their passion for Mass. Eye and Ear to the streets of Charlestown to help raise funds for pediatric programs at the hospital. The four girls set up a stand to sell refreshing cups of lemonade to Bunker Hill parade-goers walking through the area. The sign on their lemonade stand made the purpose for the purchase clear: “We are raising money for Mass. Eye and Ear, so here are some things you can buy.” One lemonade seller is a patient of Christopher Hartnick, M.D., of Mass Eye and Ear, who specializes in Pediatrics and Laryngology. In appreciation of the care …

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