Support Kimberly's Cause

BOSTON – Northeastern women's soccer alumna Kimberly Slade will run the Boston Marathon this spring with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute team. Slade helped the Huskies capture three CAA championships during her playing career (2013-16) and will graduate from Northeastern this spring after majoring in communications with a minor in health science.

Slade took a serious interest in running for Dana-Farber after accepting a co-op position with the Institute in Fall 2017. During her time on co-op, Slade worked in the Division of Development with the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk Team and met a 24-year-old co-worker who was recently diagnosed with cancer.

"Her story, along with the many others that I heard at Dana-Farber, motivated me to do my part to help those battling the disease," Slade explained. "The people I have met taught me a new perspective on life and to make the most of any situation I might find myself in. Without my co-op at Dana-Farber, I never would have met the group I now call a second family; I never would have had the opportunity or the reason to run for their marathon team."

Slade's goal for this year's marathon is to raise $10,000 for Dana-Farber and cancer research. All funds raised will go directly to the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research.

To learn more about Slade's fundraising efforts or to make a contribution, click here.