Fun for Kids Day Brings Games, Activities to Dedham

Third annual 4Cs Fun for Kids Day offers entertainment for all ages while benefitting Children's Hospital Boston.

Clouds filled the Dedham skies Saturday, but the Dedham Community House offered a bright spot for children and adults on an overcast afternoon.  The community house hosted the third annual Fun for Kids Day, a fundraiser benefitting Children's Hospital Boston.  At least 100 people attended this year's event.  "It's been great," event founder Mark Consentino said. "There's been so much work, but we've had a great turnout." Consentino created the 4Cs for Kids Fund, a nonprofit organization providing support to Children's Hospital Boston. The event founder said the afternoon festivities allow attendees to have fun while raising funds for a good cause. "My main goal is for kids to have a great time, win some prizes and to raise money for the …

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2011 Boston Marathon

Dedham Runner Racing Boston Marathon to Support Sally Naser, Children's Hospital

Anne Francis has raised $4,300 for the Children's Hospital as 10-year-old Sally Naser as her patient-partner.

For Anne Francis, she’ll have extra motivation as she braces for the make-or-break point of Monday’s Boston Marathon. Francis, a Dedham resident, is running with Dedham 10-year-old Sally Naser in her heart. Doctors diagnosed Sally in May 2010 with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that can occur during the adolescence years. Sally and Francis have teamed to form a patient-partner relationship for the marathon, and Francis has raised $4,307 in Sally’s name for Boston Children’s Hospital. “Her birthday is two days after the marathon, so I’ll have ‘Happy Birthday, Sally’ on my back. She will be with my daughter Emma at the halfway point, so that will help me,” Francis said. Faced with a $1,000 goal as a qualified runner, Francis has blown …

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