MEDIA ADVISORY

Boston Police Runners Club to Donate Marathon Proceeds to Scholarship in Memory of Ryan Morrissey

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Media Availability: The Boston Police Runners Club will donate money raised during its annual Boston Marathon fundraiser to Help Fund a Scholarship in Memory of Ryan Morrissey.

On November 5, 2014, 17 year-old Ryan Morrissey was a young man minding his own business when, in an apparent case of mistaken identity, he was shot and killed outside a Charlestown convenience store.

Less than a year after the senseless murder, the Boys & Girls Club of Charlestown, Operation Progress Boston and Boston Police Runners Club have joined together to establish a scholarship fund in Ryan’s memory.

This year, inaugural scholarships will be presented to two upstanding members of the Charlestown Boys and Girls Club who have displayed an ability and desire to be difference makers in their community.

The Boston Police Runners Club will be presenting a $50,000 check to Operation Progress Boston for scholarships to be presented in memory of Ryan Morrissey. Operation Progress is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide financial assistance and mentoring to young people who desire to go on to college.

To learn more about Operation Progress Boston visit:

http://www.operationprogress.org/about-us.html