{"id":5225,"date":"2011-07-24T22:16:06","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T03:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2011-07-25T11:59:28","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T16:59:28","slug":"2011-boston-3-day-for-cure-photos-from-framingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.framingham.com\/news\/2011\/07\/24\/health-fitness\/2011-boston-3-day-for-cure-photos-from-framingham\/","title":{"rendered":"2011 Boston \"3 Day for Cure\" Photos from Framingham"},"content":{"rendered":"
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3-Day Ahead!<\/p><\/div>\n

FRAMINGHAM, MA<\/strong> - On Friday, July 22nd, 2011, at 6:30am, for the sixth time in as many years, the starting point and opening ceremony for the Susan G. Komen<\/strong> \"3 Day for the Cure<\/strong>\" (Boston) walk was held Farm Pond in Framingham.<\/p>\n

While the short time spent at Farm Pond was the offical \"start<\/em>\", months of fund-raising, preparation and training had already been put in by those who would actually do the walk<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Although framingham.com<\/em> was there to capture the event in photos, video and interviews.\u00a0 Real credit<\/em> for the following photos should go to the women and men who did the 60-mile walk, to those who donated time and money to the cause, and to the organizers and crew who made the event a success.<\/p>\n

Here's a few photos from the start of the 2011 Boston 3-Day...<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Crew<\/a>

Crew vans decorated and a "mascot" holding a sign for Day 1 of the 2011 Boston ''3-Day for the Cure'' are parked at Farm Pond in Framingham, MA before the start of the Opening Ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Walkers,<\/a>

Walkers, friends, family and supporters gather at the staging area on the banks of Farm Pond, 6:30am Friday July 22, 2011 -- awaiting the Morning Stretch, Opening Address and start of the 2011 Boston ''3-Day for the Cure'' walk.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Talking with old friends, making new friends -- all committed to a single cause.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Some<\/a>

Even at 6:30am, the extreme heat from the previous day was already wearing on some of the 1000+ walkers gathered at Farm Pond for the 2011 Boston 3-Day Opening Ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Pink<\/a>

Shirts, hats or hair -- Pink is definitely the color of the day!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Ronni<\/a>

Ronni Cohen-Boyar, Executive Director for the Massachusetts Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day organization addresses walkers before the start of the 2011 Boston 3-Day walk.<\/p><\/div>\n

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After a little motivational speech from Ronni, (with a few jokes about what's really "hot" thrown in), the crowd of walkers relaxes a bit, accepts the weather, and remembers why they're there.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Dr.<\/a>

Dr. Sheri Phillips, the 2011 National Spokesperson for the Susan G. Koman 3-Day organization gives the Opening Address at Farm Pond in Framingham, MA, then announces the start of the Boston 3-Day!<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Walkers<\/a>

Walkers take the first few steps in their 60 mile, 3 Day journey.<\/p><\/div>\n

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and more walkers...<\/p><\/div>\n

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And more walkers...<\/p><\/div>\n

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And more walkers!<\/p><\/div>\n

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And more walkers...<\/p><\/div>\n

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...and still more walkers!<\/p><\/div>\n

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And, yes -- even more walkers!<\/p><\/div>\n

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...a seemingly endless line of walkers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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...and still more walkers headed out for their journey,<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"as<\/a>

...as "Dr. Sheri", (and I think that's Ronni Cohen-Boyar's daughter), rocked out to the music as they kicked off the 2011 Boston 3-Day for the Cure!<\/p><\/div>\n

The women and men who participated in the 2011 Boston \"3 Day for the Cure\" raised $4.8 Million for breast cancer research, local community education, screening and treatment programs.<\/p>\n

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