Team Casa Myrna 2020
Applications are now closed for our 2020 Marathon Team.
Casa Myrna is proud to be an an official Partner of John Hancock in the Marathon Non-Profit Program in 2020. The Non-Profit Program provides over 1,000 Boston Marathon® bibs to select non-profit organizations throughout the community, which provides organizations with a significant fundraising opportunity. In 2019, John Hancock Non-Profit Runners raised over $12M for their causes.
Make the once in a lifetime experience of completing the 2020 Boston Marathon® even more special: become a member of Team Casa Myrna and run for domestic violence survivors and their children. With every step you take, you’ll be raising awareness about an issue that affects 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men.
Over the years, our runners have been essential in helping us raise funds and awareness to support our shelters and comprehensive support for survivors of domestic and dating violence. We provide ongoing fundraising support, ideas and encouragement. In 2019, our five Team Casa Myrna runners set a new record by raising a total of $52,232!
Being a part of Team Casa Myrna is an moving and deeply meaningful experience that will empower you to educate others and be a voice for change in your community. We organize several events for our runners, including a Domestic Violence 101 training session, team dinners and other gatherings, a visit to one of our shelters, and a team send off/photo opportunity on the morning of the race.
Casa Myrna began its Boston Marathon® Team in 2007, and we’re well-versed in helping you cross the finish line for both your fundraising goals and on race day. As part of Team Casa Myrna, runners will receive a gift bag and singlet, and have access to the Furey Marathon Training Program free of charge. The 17-week program, overseen by John Furey, includes coaching and weekly run coordination of hill work and long runs (complete with hydration and nutrition), as well as massage, physical therapy, and complimentary injury screening services through Joint Ventures, a physical therapy provider in Boston.
If you have any questions, please contact Carley at cruemmele@casamyrna.org.
2019 Team
From left: Allison, Rick, Jess, and Tom pre-race on Marathon Monday, April 15, 2020
- Allison Crowston flew in all the way from Seattle to run the Marathon. She organized a Party with a Purpose to raise awareness about domestic violence and raise funds for Casa Myrna featuring new paintings by artist Andrea Bijou.
- Rick Farrand was inspired to run in support of survivors by his social worker daughter Abby, who works at MGH Haven. The Boston Marathon® was also the final race in his 18-year quest to run marathons in all 50 states–an achievement only a few thousand Americans can claim!
- Jess Moran is a former roller derby player turned passionate runner. Having been in recovery from drugs and alcohol with 12 years sober, she joined the team in honor of friends and loved ones affected by domestic violence, especially those made more vulnerable by substance abuse.
- Tom Ayres decided to join Team Casa Myrna after providing pro bono legal services to domestic violence survivors and coming away deeply moved by their strength and bravery. Tom set a new team fundraising record by raising a $13,712 for survivors and their kids!
- Adam Smalley joined the team after being recruited by our friends at Mavrides Law, who ran their own fundraiser to support Casa Myrna. He might have gotten a later start, but as you can see, he made up for it with his running speed!
2018 Team
From left: Anne, Aitana, Erin Jean, and Jeremy on one of the coldest and wettest Marathon Mondays on record!
- Anne Giovanoni is a Vice President and attorney at Alkermes and a member of Casa Myrna’s Board of Directors. This was her seventh time running the Boston Marathon® as a member of Team Casa Myrna!
- Aitana Zermeno is a research assistant studying healthcare responses to intimate partner violence at Brigham and Women’s Hospital‘s Connors Center for Women’s Health. As a future doctor, she is committed to supporting patients who are also survivors through empowering, sensitive trauma-informed care.
- Erin Jean Hussey graduated Emerson College in spring 2018, not long after running the Marathon! She has a degree in entertainment business management and is a sister of Kappa Gamma Chi, which organizes Emerald Empowerment, Emerson’s annual, week-long campaign against domestic violence and partner abuse. She is inspired to run by the “strength in running, strength in feminism, strength in community, and most importantly – strength in survivors.”
- Jeremy Colon is a certified personal trainer, life coach, and entrepreneur. After donating a kidney to his ailing father in 2013, Jeremy recognized the importance of maintaining his own health and made it his mission to help others achieve physical fitness and mental well-being.
