1 DAYS TO GO! 191
Teams!
Dear Friends!
Peace week continues! Today is day of HOPE! Tomorrow Day of JUSTICE! Sunday
is Day of COURAGE!
We have raised $202,049 in hand and
$75,000
in pledges towards our $400,000 goal! There are 191 teams registered! We know with your help we can do it!
Keep the momentum going!
We are counting on you. Please remember top 4 fundraising
teams (First Family, First Faith Based Organization, First School and First
Hospital) will receive Kleen Kanteen
water bottles. But your donations have to be in by
Saturday.
Also the First Family, First Faith Based Organization, First School
and First Hospital will lead the walk!
Martin Richard Foundation
Team BIDMC
FOLLEN COMMUNITY CHURCH
TEAM
B-PEACE For Jorge
Team BMC
Brigham and Women's CCHHE Violence
Prevention Programs
Trinity Church Boston Team
Compassionate Cohasset
Team First Parish in Concord
UU First Parish Cambridge
IMPORTANT DETAILSWe would like to
share some important last minute information about the Mother's Day Walk for Peace
taking place on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in front of Town Field
Park on Park St., (1520 Dorchester Ave), Dorchester, MA 02124
(start and end address). ***Please note PARK ST. WILL BE CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC 5am-1pm to hold our event***
The walk is RAIN OR SHINE! WEAR
PURPLE!7:00 am registration starts
(only folks who HAVE NOT registered or are turning in donations
should got to the blue tents)8:00
am Opening Ceremony and remarks Boston City
Singers
8:30 am walk begins (3.6 miles, see route here )10:00
-11:00 am Closing Ceremony
Performance by Jah-N-I Roots Band
Eucharist Offered by
The Rt. Rev. Allan Gates (all welcome)
Water and bathroom stops:
* GREATER
FOUR CORNERS ACTION COALITION
376
WASHINGTON STREET, DORCHESTER, 02124
* NEW TESTAMENT
HOUSE OF DELIVERANCE
424 WASHINGTON
STREET, DORCHESTER, MA
We encourage
everyone to register online and to make their donations online BEFORE
the walk to reduce registration lines.
If you are part of a team, we also encourage folks to check
in with their team captains, collect all donations, and then have one
team member submit
pledges at registration on Sunday.
Parking is available at 500-520 Geneva
Ave Lot in Dorchester also
ample street parking
is available in Fields
Corner. ***Please note PARK ST. WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. PLEASE ACCESS
PARKING FROM GENEVA AVE.
MBTA T STOP: RED LINE FIELD'S CORNERPlease wear purple as
our unified visual color for PEACE.
Worship Services after
the walk:
- Rev. Rebecca Hinds of the
UU Urban Ministry in Roxbury and Rev. Art Lavoie of the First
Parish in Dorchester will be co-leading a worship at the First Parish in
Dorchester after the Mother's Day Walk at 11am. For more info
contact: minister@firstparishdorchester.org or 617-413-8791
- The Episcopal Diocese of
Massachusetts and Bishop Alan Gates will be holding a Eucharistic
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