Meet our Runner!
Angela Perry
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I have run four marathons so far, and I am now training for Tokyo. I will be completing my 6th Star of the Abbott World Marathon Majors in Boston. Six years ago, when I talked about a marathon….my children and husband were shocked. They had never known me to run a mile. I ran and finished! I have continued to run and train and meet my goals. One of my goals has been to run ‘The Big Six’; Chicago, Berlin, London, New York City, Tokyo and Boston.
Running ‘The Big Six’ is not only difficult to run each race, but it is as equally difficult to able to register for each of the ‘Big Six’. Boston being the most challenging Marathon to earn the opportunity to participate in.
After praying for lottery drawing spot offered by Abbott, I did not get in. I began the process of searching for a charity bib. Along the way, I was told about eHop. eHop’s mission is to provide timely and factual information about key Hopkinton town matters with the goal of increasing government transparency and fostering civic engagement. Hopkinton is the town that hosts the start of the Boston Marathon! Hopkinton does as much for the Boston Marathon as Boston does for the Marathon and to those of who run, the Boston Marathon is the Gold Star!
Running has become an important part of my life. I am beyond excited to be running Boston and earning my 6th star!
If it is in your heart to donate to eHop, and you decide to give, any amount, whether $1, $5, $25, $100 is more than appreciated! My fundraising will fund the annual budget for eHop, Hopkinton. Please feel free to share my link ehop.org/marathon.
Local civic engagement is important, now more than ever. Civic leagues like eHop provide valuable non-biased non-partisan voter information and engagement.
Did you know…
- 90% of Hopkinton’s registered voters do NOT attend Town Meeting?
- Voters who have lived in town less than 5 years are significantly less likely to attend Town Meeting?
- 37% of Hopkinton’s voters have lived in town less than 5 years?
eHop’s annual budget is small, approximately $6,000. A Marathon Invitational Entry Bib from the town of Hopkinton is our one major fundraiser of the year. For the 2023-24 year eHop projected expenses of $5,645.00 (View the eHop Budget).
eHop is a 501(c)(4) registered non-profit “Civic League.” Donations are generally NOT tax-deductible.
SOURCE: Statistics presented at the August 2, 2022 Hopkinton Select Board meeting. Read more statistics.
eHop’s mission is to provide timely and factual information about key town matters with the goal of increasing government transparency and fostering civic engagement.