Egler, along with DFMC teammates from across the United States and other countries, will run Massachusetts’ historic 26.2-mile marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston with a goal to raise $4.4 million for cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
By raising a minimum of $3,250, DFMC runners are helping to fund the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber.
Since the DFMC’s inception in 1990, runners on the team have raised more than $43 million for the Barr Program. Dana-Farber trustees and Jacksonville Jaguars principal owners J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver founded the Barr Program in 1987 to honor Mrs. Weaver’s mother, Claudia Adams Barr, who lost her battle with cancer 30 years earlier.
In 1990, Dana-Farber was among the first charity organizations to be recognized by the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.). The DFMC team offers its members training guidance from Jack Fultz, the 1976 Boston Marathon men’s champion, plus team training runs, extensive fundraising support, and volunteer opportunities for non-runners. DFMC runners who are not time-qualified for the Boston Marathon receive an invitational entry into the race.
To contribute to the DFMC or to support a runner, go online to www.RunDFMC.org or contact the DFMC office at (617) 632-1970 or dfmc@dfci.harvard.edu.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (www.dana-farber.org) is a principal teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School and is among the leading cancer research and care centers in the United States. It is a founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), designated a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute. It is the top ranked cancer center in New England, according to U.S. News & World Report, and one of the largest recipients among independent hospitals of National Cancer Institute and National Institutes of Health grant funding.
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