Join us in making Boston a model city for compassionate aging!
FriendshipWorks' Elderbration and 10th Annual Walk to End Elder Isolation
A community fundraiser event on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at Boston’s beautiful Jamaica Pond!
Location: The Rogerson House, 434 Jamaicaway, Jamaica Plain
Time: Check-In 10:00 a.m.
Welcome Program 10:30 a.m.
Walk Start: 11:00 a.m.
Event Concludes: 1:00 p.m.
10 years strong, this special Elderbration honors and celebrates older adults, and helps them feel connected and treasured in the communities of Greater Boston. We’ll be celebrating with food, live music, cultural performances, and fun, and we don’t want you to miss out.
Why Walk with FriendshipWorks?
Your participation will help support FriendshipWorks’ critical mission of reducing social isolation and help strengthen and expand our collective force of over 600 trained, caring volunteers who provide joy and companionship to older adults in Boston, Brookline, Newton, Cambridge, and Somerville. Funds raised through our Walk support our FIVE critical programs, which allow us to bring connection to elders all over Greater Boston - FREE OF CHARGE!
You can participate in three ways:
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Walk With Us! For this 1.9 mile walk around Jamaica Pond, you can register as an individual walker, a walker with a dog, or a virtual walker when you sign up. You will then be prompted to create a team or join an existing one. From there, you can set your own fundraising goal. Stay tuned for prizes and incentives to keep you on track!
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Donate to a Walk Team. If you can’t make it to the event in May, you can still help by donating to a team. Just scroll below and donate to a team or walker of your choice!
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Get Your Company Involved. Create a Walk team and invite employees, families, and friends to make our Walk a true community event, and a team-building engagement tool for your workforce. Joining our Walk makes for a great corporate social responsibility investment.
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Follow us on Social Media for announcements and updates.
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Click here for FriendshipWorks' Facebook page.
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Click here for FrienshipWorks on LinkedIn.
Explore Sponsorship Opportunities for this event!
Want to help us get ready for the walk?
There are several volunteer opportunities and committees you can join to make this the most successful event ever!
Previous Walks
Our Supporters
- UnitedHealth Group A day ago $5,000.00
- Nancy Gagnon 1 week ago $53.00
- David Cantrell 2 weeks ago $265.00
- Josh Obeiter 3 weeks ago $106.00
- Sarah Shearer 3 weeks ago
- UnitedHealth Group A day ago $5,000.00
- Seniors Helping Seniors 3 weeks ago $500.00
- Liz Page Associates 3 weeks ago $500.00
- David Cantrell 2 weeks ago $265.00
- Christopher Poggi 3 weeks ago $250.00
Walk to End Elder Isolation Leaderboard
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Karen Poggi $1,011.80 raised
- 2 Josh Obeiter $106.00 raised
- 3 Laura Willis $106.00 raised
- 4 Julie Burkley $100.00 raised
- 5 Nancy Gagnon $53.00 raised
- 6 Phil Fonseca $26.50 raised
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Cody Smith $5.30 raised
- 1 Team Poggi $1,064.80 raised
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We've Got Sole $106.00 raised
- 3 Seniors Helping Seniors $106.00 raised
- 4 Willow's walkers $100.00 raised
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5
Team Pacman (Walka Walka!) $26.50 raised
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6
Boy howdy $5.30 raised
- 7 Team Richard and maybe some dogs. $0.00 raised
- 8 United Healthcare $0.00 raised
- 9 In Good Company $0.00 raised
- 10 Team Paddieshack $0.00 raised
- 11 Pigeon #2 $0.00 raised
- 12 Pigeon #1 $0.00 raised
- 13 Planet Claire $0.00 raised
- 14 Marching Friends $0.00 raised
- 15 Marley and Friends $0.00 raised
- 16 Ready to Walk $0.00 raised
- 17 Team Dusty $0.00 raised
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1 UnitedHealth Group $5,000.00
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2 Seniors Helping Seniors $500.00
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3 Liz Page Associates $500.00
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4 David Cantrell $265.00
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5 Christopher Poggi $250.00
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6 Laura Willis $106.00
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7 Josh Obeiter $106.00
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8 Rebecca Scott $106.00
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9 Julie Burkley $100.00
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10 Nancy Gagnon $53.00
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11 Kristen Hoskins $50.00
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12 Jenny Baer $50.00
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13 Phil Fonseca $26.50
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14 Cody Smith $5.30
Our Newest Participants
- JO Jim Owens $0.00 raised
- HH Heather Hodgkins $0.00 raised
- EH Emily Hodgkins $0.00 raised
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Daniel Mahoney $0.00 raised
- JG Jeff Greenwald $0.00 raised
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Jodi Dowling $0.00 raised
- NG Nancy Gagnon $53.00 raised
- AS Amy Sedlis $0.00 raised
- RR Robin Ross $0.00 raised
- AM Amy Murrett $0.00 raised
- JB Julie Burkley $100.00 raised
- JO Josh Obeiter $106.00 raised
- RZ Richard Zeng $0.00 raised
- TW Teri Weidner $0.00 raised
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Karen Poggi $1,011.80 raised
- AR Anne Rogers $0.00 raised
- AR Anne Rogers $0.00 raised
- LW Laura Willis $106.00 raised
- KR Kelley Ready $0.00 raised
- SL Safiya Leslie $0.00 raised
FriendshipWorks' Partners
FriendshipWorks | 105 Chauncy St. Boston, MA 02111 | 617-482-1510 | www.fw4elders.org