Marine Corps Marathon Announces Massachusetts Fallen Heroes as an Official Charity Partner for 2015

BOSTON - March 16, 2015 - PRLog -- Boston, MA (March 16, 2015) Massachusetts Fallen Heroes, created to memorialize our fallen heroes who served in the Global War on Terrorism since 2001, is proud to announce it is now an Official Charity Partner of the Marine Corps Marathon for the upcoming 2015 season.

Massachusetts Fallen Heroes has secured 100 marathon race slots for the highly anticipated 40^th anniversary of the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia on Sunday, October 25, 2015, which draws in over 30,000 participants year after year. Mass Fallen Heroes has also secured 25 race slots for the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, which takes place in Fredericksburg, Virginia on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

“It is truly an honor for our organization to be recognized as one of the few official charity partners of the Marine Corps Marathon, and give our friends and supporters the rare opportunity to run these races on our behalf to help remember our fallen and honor their sacrifice,” said Dan Magoon, Executive Director of Massachusetts Fallen Heroes. “Being aligned with a nationally recognized program also shows the rest of the country what we’re doing, and might be the launching pad needed to elevate Mass Fallen Heroes to a nationwide platform.”

Massachusetts Fallen Heroes’ mission is to inaugurate a permanent memorial dedicated to the men and women of Massachusetts who have lost their lives while fighting the Global War on Terrorism since 2001, provide a multitude of advocacy services to Veterans and families of the fallen, and to partner with like-minded organizations who have needs of Veterans and Gold Star families in their best interests.

Registration is open now and race slots are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Minimum fundraising efforts for the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon is $350, and minimum fundraising efforts for the Marine Corps Marathon is $600. Please visit www.massfallenheroes.org to fill out the registration form or call 617-326-6042 for more information. No federal or Marine Corps endorsement is implied.

About Massachusetts Fallen Heroes

Massachusetts Fallen Heroes is recognized as a (501)(c)(3) public charity that holds a series of events throughout the year to honor and aid those who have served, especially those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Established in 2010 by Boston firefighters, local veterans, Gold Star Families, police officers and other patriotic citizens, Massachusetts Fallen Heroes was organized in order to memorialize our fallen by creating a permanent public tribute and to provide advocacy and support service for local veterans and families of the fallen serving in the Global War on Terrorism since 2001. For more information, please visit www.massfallenheroes.org.