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The goal is  to reach Fenway Park on Sunday, July 11, before the start of the game between the first-place Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies. The fundraising walk to Fenway is called "Fenway For our Fathers,"  with 100% of the money raised going to the incredible Jimmy Fund, an organization that is near and dear to Mainers and the Red Sox. The Jimmy Fund supports Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, raising funds for adult and pediatric cancer care. Fenway For Our Fathers According to Google Maps, the distance is 109 miles with a total walking time of around 36 hours. Of course, ...

Four walk from Maine to Fenway Park to support the Jimmy Fund Marie Szaniszlo © Provided by Boston Herald Peter Wildes, Denise Payette-Holmes, Link Erskine and Joe Mchugh just after entering the town of Scarborough today Photo by Michelle Erskine Four friends from Maine are walking more than 100 miles in five days to Fenway Park to honor a tradition their fathers began nearly 50 years ago to raise money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Denise Payette-Holmes, Peter Wildes, Link Erskine and Joe McHugh, who grew up together in South Portland, set off on the...

In their fathers’ footsteps, 4 will hike from Portland to Boston for cancer research Nearly 50 years ago, four friends walked more than 100 miles to raise money for The Jimmy Fund. Now, three of their sons and one of their daughters want to do it again. Share Above, from left, Denise Payette-Holmes, Peter Wildes, Link Erskine and Joe McHugh have decided to repeat a 100-mile journey their fathers, at top, took in 1973 to raise money for the Jimmy Fund. From left top are Norm Payette, Wilbur Wildes, Ge Erskine, and Dave McHugh. Contributed / Peter Wildes SOUTH PORTLAND — In 1973, four So...