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Harpoon 5-Miler

Saturday, May 16, 2026
Harpoon Brewery, South Boston
ALS Partner
The Angel Fund

The Harpoon 5-Miler raises funds for the cure and care of ALS through our amazing partners at The Angel Fund for ALS Research and the Peter Frates ALS Foundation.

The Angel Fund for ALS Research is an independent nonprofit charity benefiting ALS research at the Cecil B. Day Laboratory for Neuromuscular Research at UMASS Medical School in Worcester. 
 
Dr. Robert H. Brown, Jr. and his team at UMass Medical School are working on amazing cutting-edge research turning off mutant genes that cause ALS and bringing the research to HUMAN TRIALS. There has never been such promising research than that which is happening right now in the lab. So much is being done with innovative approaches toward a treatment.

ALS is a progressive and ultimately fatal neurological disease that attacks the motor neurons in the brain, brain stem and spinal cord. The resulting motor neuron loss causes increasingly debilitating paralysis as the muscles of the body waste away. Death comes when victims lose critical functions such as the ability to swallow and ultimately, to breathe. ALS is particularly insidious because the intellect remains intact while ALS victims gradually lose the ability to control their muscles, to communicate, and eventually to breathe. There is no known cure for ALS, and death usually occurs in 2 to 5 years.

If your company does matching donations the information for that is: 'Angel Fund, Inc.' and the 501-c3 Federal ID 04-3478977

Thank you for any help you can provide in our fight against this devastating disease. For more information, please visit www.theangelfund.org.

 

The Peter Frates ALS Foundation is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by ALS by providing essential patient care, supporting innovative research for a cure, and educating communities to drive awareness and action. Through critical fundraising and advocacy, we accelerate progress in the fight to end ALS.

A former Captain of the Boston College baseball team and professional baseball player in Europe, Pete Frates was diagnosed with ALS in March of 2012, at the age of 27. Since his diagnosis, Pete has enjoyed the strength and support of his family and new bride, Julie. Pete and Julie were married in June of 2013, and together they, as well as his whole family, have taken an active role in raising awareness and funds for ALS research.

The Peter Frates ALS Foundation is a 501c3 non profit established to financially assist ALS patients with the enormous financial burden of out-of-pocket costs associated with home health care. As the patient progresses on their ALS journey, these out of pocket expenses grow exponentially. Our assistance will help to allow these patients to stay in their homes, where they belong,  surrounded by the warmth, hope, and support of their loved ones. 

To learn more, visit https://petefrates.com/.

 

Donate and earn your Harpoon 5-Miler swag! 

When you make a donation to the cure and care of ALS, you’ll be eligible for the following Harpoon 5-Miler gifts. 

H5M Donation Gifts

 
NOTE TO RUNNERS: A fundraising page will be automatically created for you when you register. On your payment confirmation page, you will see yourself listed as a new fundraiser. Do not be confused when you see this-- it's supposed to be there!
You will receive an email soon with more instructions re: how to set up your fundraising page. You can choose to use it or not use it -- but we hope that you do to support our ALS community. Thank you in advance for anything you can do to help this worthy cause!

$18,405

Raised of $100,000

Top Donors

$18,405 Raised By 162 Donors

$1,500 in honor of Karen Wytas LOVE FROM Robbie, Ceily, Jon Laput and Gampa Sullivan
$1,000 in memory of Jack McCarthy
$750 on behalf of Prodct
$500 on behalf of Chris Remer
$500 on behalf of Eric Rucki
$500 on behalf of M/M DiTullio
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$250 on behalf of Bill St.John
$250 on behalf of Caitlin Sullivan
$250 on behalf of Cara McCarthy
$250 on behalf of Cathi Sitzman
$250 on behalf of Cyrus Rhode Jr
$250 on behalf of Elizabeth Keane
$250 in memory of Isaac M Perez
$250 on behalf of John McCarthy
$250 on behalf of Laurie Rucki
$250 on behalf of Lisa DiTullio
$250 in memory of Mary Rezendes
$250 from Anonymous
$250 from Anonymous
$250 on behalf of William Ang
$200 on behalf of Advance Auto Center
$200 in support of Disha Patel
$200 in support of Doug Chamberlain
$150 in support of Team Patty’s Beer Angels
$115 from Anonymous
$100 in memory of Adam Silva
$100 on behalf of Alyssa Fialho
$100 on behalf of Andrea Migliassi
$100 from Anonymous
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Barbara Babbitt
$100 on behalf of Bubbe and Pop
$100 on behalf of Cassandra Shavney
$100 on behalf of Catherine Salmon
$100 on behalf of Chase Arsenault
$100 on behalf of Chelsea LaCoille
$100 on behalf of Claudia Brodie-Allen
$100 on behalf of Connor Dendievel
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Dalton Hastings
$100 on behalf of Dan Muse
$100 in memory of Donald Ackerknecht
$100 on behalf of Edward FAY
$100 on behalf of Elisabeth Giammona
$100 on behalf of Giant Shoulders
$100 in memory of Grandma Dot
$100 from Anonymous
$100 on behalf of Jack Donius and Kelly Farrell
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$100 in support of James O'Neil
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$100 on behalf of Julie Young
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$100 in support of Michele Hubley
$100 in memory of Patty Martini
$100 in memory of Paul Lydon
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$100 on behalf of Robert ONeill
$100 from Anonymous
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$100 on behalf of Stephanie Liang
$100 on behalf of Sylvia mitus
$100 on behalf of Taylor Coskren
$100 on behalf of The Dube’s
$100 on behalf of The Sheehan Family
$100 in memory of Tom Sampieri
$100 from Anonymous
$100 in memory of Walter Montero
$75 on behalf of Constance Barrett
$75 from Anonymous
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$75 on behalf of Effie Unknown
$75 on behalf of Lacey Chadbourne
$75 on behalf of Lauren Schiavone
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$75 on behalf of Patrick Quinlan
$50 on behalf of Alea Ferrero
$50 in support of Alison Ackerknecht
$50 in support of Alison James
$50 from Anonymous
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$50 on behalf of Austin Fabbo
$50 in memory of Carolyn Gondran
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$50 on behalf of Dan + Meaghan
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$50 in memory of Evan Conaway
$50 on behalf of Jamie Romaniak
$50 on behalf of Jennifer Hall
$50 on behalf of Jessica Zimmerman
$50 on behalf of Jin-hee Simpson
$50 on behalf of Julia McCarthy
$50 on behalf of Katie McAfee
$50 on behalf of Kirsten Hansen
$50 from Anonymous
$50 on behalf of Lauren Bennett
$50 on behalf of Liv Ganiaris
$50 on behalf of Margaret Wetsel
$50 on behalf of Michael Gay
$50 on behalf of Nathan Harris
$50 in support of Our favorite, Annie!
$50 on behalf of Owen Wynne
$50 from Anonymous
$50 in memory of Patty Martini
$50 in memory of Paul Lemieux
$50 on behalf of Pru and the Goldsteins
$50 from Anonymous
$50 in support of Robert Krantz
$50 on behalf of Sarah Nadeau
$50 on behalf of Stephanie Binney
$50 on behalf of Stephanie Simon
$50 on behalf of Terry Ryan
$50 on behalf of The Kelly Cousins 😘
$50 on behalf of Trevor Sparda
$50 on behalf of Will Dorion
$30 on behalf of Amanda Zahariades
$30 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Allison Page
$25 from Anonymous
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$25 on behalf of Frank Sarcia
$25 on behalf of Jennifer Poland
$25 on behalf of Jessica Krason
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$25 from Anonymous
$25 from Anonymous
$25 on behalf of Kathleen Andersen
$25 on behalf of KIM BEAN
$25 on behalf of Larry Hamel
$25 on behalf of Leah Gorman
$25 on behalf of Linda McCloud
$25 on behalf of owen wynne
$25 on behalf of Robert Conley
$20 from Anonymous
$20 on behalf of Carol Noenickx
$20 on behalf of caroline schmidt
$20 on behalf of John Yeoman
$20 from Anonymous
$20 in support of Rebecca Rubin
$20 on behalf of Tessa Berry
$20 from Anonymous
$15 on behalf of Mary Danielewski
$10 in support of Alexa Ning
$10 in memory of Benjamin Laborde
$10 from Anonymous
$10 on behalf of Erin Martin
$10 on behalf of James Nolan
$5 on behalf of William Lundy

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