‘It has been our ‘dream’ to run Boston’

By Agnes E. Utt 5 years ago

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Bob and Pam Sanford are running for the Boys & Girls Club of Newton, an organization they’ve seen improve children’s lives.

Bob Sanford began running in 2014 as a way to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle, and his wife Pam joined him shortly after. Bob & Pam Sanford

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Name: Bob and Pam Sanford
Age: 57 and 56
From: Swansea

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I (Bob) started running in 2014 as a way to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. Pam (my wife) joined me shortly after.

We are running for the Boys & Girls Club of Newton. I am on the board of directors of the local Fall River Boys & Girls Club. We have seen firsthand how a club can change the life of a child.

It has been our “dream” to run Boston, and there is no better way to honor this privilege than running for a Boys & Girls Club!

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