Tufts Medical Center

7-June-06

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:	CONTACTS:	Becca Romish 617 636-9846
June 7, 2006
		Steve Perna
		617-636-5219

Fourth Annual HarborWalk to Benefit the Floating Hospital for Children and Tufts Medical Center is June 11

Boston, Mass. -- The fourth annual Tufts Medical Center Harbor Walk to benefit the Floating Hospital for Children and Tufts Medical Center will take place on Sunday June 11, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. The Walk will begin at the Bayside Exposition Center, Carson Place, in South Boston. The six-mile course will travel along the beach, wind its way around historic Fort Independence and Castle Island, and back along the beach to Carson Place.

This year, the Medical Center’s biannual NICU reunion will immediately follow the HarborWalk. A fun festival with music, moon bounces, magicians and games will be featured.

Hundreds of walkers from 50 teams are participating in the walk to raise funds for the Floating Hospital and Tufts Medical Center. This year’s fundraising goal is $150,000. The net proceeds raised by each team go to support a Tufts Medical Center or Floating Hospital department, service or program of the team’s choosing.

On-line registration and donation options are available at www.harborwalk.kintera.org. The registration fee is $35 per walker. Event-day registration will begin at 8 a.m. Children ages eight and under can participate free of charge.

For more information, contact either Becca Romish at 617-636-9846 (bromish@tufts-nemc.org), or Steve Perna 617-636-5219 (sperna@tufts-nemc.org) in the Development Office.