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Jonathan Bogard, Dylan Kwait, Daniel Morris, Akil Narayan and Ruchi Varma will be running next month's Boston Marathon as members of the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge.

This release from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provides more details on what these runners hope to accomplish and how you can help them in their quest: On April 16, Jonathan Bogard, Dylan Kwait, Daniel Morris, Akil Narayan and Ruchi Varma will be running in the 111th Boston Marathon to save lives through the 18th annual Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge (DFMC).

These Providence residents, along with DFMC teammates from across the United States as well as other countries, will run Massachusetts' historic marathon route from Hopkinton to Boston to raise $4 million for cancer research.

By raising a minimum of $3,000 each to receive an invitational entry to this prestigious race, DFMC runners are funding the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.

Since the DFMC's inception in 1989, the runners have raised more than $30 million for the Barr Program. The program was founded in 1987 by Dana-Farber trustees and Jacksonville Jaguars principal owners Wayne and Delores Weaver to honor Mrs. Weaver's mother who lost her battle with cancer 30 years earlier.

In 1990, Dana-Farber was among the first charity organizations to be given official marathon numbers by the Boston Athletic Association (BAA). This year, 21 charities benefit from the BAA's charity program.

The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge features training guidance from Jack Fultz, the1976 Boston Marathon men's champion, plus team training runs, extensive fundraising support, and volunteer opportunities for non-runners.

To contribute to the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge, go online to dfmarathon.kintera.org or contact the DFMC office at (617) 632-1970 or e-mail dfmc@dfci.harvard.edu .

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