Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program

About The 2012 Run-Walk to Home Base
Presented by New Balance

Run-Walk across home plate...   

Ever dream about crossing home plate at Fenway Park as the crowd cheers you on?

Want to be part of an exciting fundraising event that helps provide much needed services to local veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan?

We have an event for you!

The 2012 Run-Walk to Home Base presented by New Balance is a 9K fundraising Run scheduled for Sunday, May 20th, 2012. This year, we also added an option of a 3 mile fundraising Walk too!

The two options allow you to Run or Walk through scenic Boston, ending with an unforgettable experience of crossing “home base” (plate) at historic Fenway Park. Friends and family can cheer you on from the stands at Fenway, with food, entertainment and family fun activities in the concourses of America’s Most Beloved Ballpark.

This year, for the first time, the event is open to children age 6 to 15 to enter the Walk portion of the event for just $125 when accompanied a registered adult fundraising walker who has committed to the $1000 fundraising fee along with required parental waivers. Those 16 and over can enter either the walk or run portion of the event with the $1000 fundraising commitment.  For more details see Run-Walk requirements. 

The 2012 Run-Walk to Home Base Presented by New Balance honors heroic veterans and raises much needed funds for the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital Home Base Program.

Funds raised will provide clinical care for veterans with combat stress or traumatic brain injury; support services and counseling for wounded vets families; research into improving treatments and preventing these devastating injuries that effect as many as 30% of troops returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan; and community education for health care providers, clergy and the public.

Only a total of 4,000 participants - or approximately 2,500 runners and another 1,500 walkers can participate in this fundraiser, so register now and become an MVP on the Home Base team!

Please note: As always, the date of the Run-Walk may change due to city permitting, weather or public safety considerations. If the date must be changed, we will notify you as soon as possible. Thank you for understanding.