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Love of running inspires HHS alumni to form The Local Crew
Hopkinton High School alumni (from left) Sam Dadagian, Cooper Willadsen, Logan DelPonte and Jack Ianelli formed The Local Crew to create a Hopkinton 5K Turkey Trot on Nov. 21.
Four Hopkinton High School alumni who bonded through sports have teamed up to start a 5K road race on Nov. 21 to benefit their alma mater and families financially impacted by cancer.
Logan DelPonte, Sam Dadagian, Cooper Willadsen and Jack Ianelli “have been friends since elementary school,” DelPonte shared in a recent email to the Independent. They all were captains of the HHS boys varsity basketball team under coach Tom Keane.
Their friendship has remained strong despite attending different colleges, as has their love for their hometown and high school. They recently decided in a group chat to form The Local Crew, a nonprofit running club based in Hopkinton and Boston’s Seaport District.
“Being at different schools hasn’t slowed us down,” DelPonte emphasized. “We wanted to give back to the town that raised us. We started The Local Crew as a charity-focused run crew, and a Turkey Trot felt like the perfect way to bring Hopkinton together over Thanksgiving weekend.”
The race will start at 8 a.m. in three waves at Loop Road. The course goes to Chamberlain, Whalen and Main streets before turning to Center Trail. Runners and walkers will finish on the HHS track. A Little Locals 1K will be held for kids.
All proceeds from the race will support two causes: Family Reach and a new electronic sign for HHS. Through the first week in November, the group had raised nearly $7,100.
“Ninety percent will go to Family Reach, a nonprofit that helps families manage the financial burden of a cancer diagnosis, and 10% will go toward the sign,” stated DelPonte.
“Family Reach is especially meaningful to us because we’ve seen firsthand how cancer can affect an entire family,” he continued. “When Coach Keane was diagnosed for the second time, it hit all of us hard. We wanted to find a way to support families like the Keanes, and partnering with Family Reach lets us do that.
“The sign is our way of giving back to HHS for hosting the race,” added DelPonte, noting that Superintendent Evan Bishop supported the gesture.
“The PTO and Superintendent Bishop have been working to add an electronic sign at the front of Hopkinton High School,” explained DelPonte. “[W]e’re glad to help bring it to life.”
The Local Crew hopes to add a 10K race to the event next year.
Added DelPonte: “We have fallen in love with running. There is no better way to spread positivity than running.”
— MARY ELLEN GAMBON
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Leaves on a tree near the beach at Hopkinton State Park turn red with the changing season.
PHOTO/AMIT JAGDALE
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