Mile by Mile: Ashland’s 2026 Boston Marathon Runners Fundraise for the Community

001gone to the Boston Marathon every single year. I've been endlessly inspired by it. And so I'm a local musician, a band director down in Planeville, and I also run the Ashlin [music] lesson program. We started a few years ago providing music lessons to all of our elementary, middle, and [music] high school band students. And so few years ago, I was uh diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and could no longer run any marathons or any other races really. I I struggled to figure out how to run past three miles. So, it's been quite a a learning curve, but over the last couple years, I've found my way back and I've run a few more races and found out about this program that we have here, the the grant, and immediately applied for it. Saw that it has benefited so many wonderful programs in Ashlin, including the Ashlin Music Association. So, my hope is that we can as a lesson program apply and find some financial aid for some families who maybe [music] can't afford private lessons. So, that's sort of the long-term goal. But, as a runner, I'm very excited to finally [music] get to run the Boston Marathon through this town and my [music] hometown of Maryland. So, I appreciate you. Thank you very much. Thank you.