The John Mastronardi Memorial Scholarship Committee is proud to announce that this April 16th, Christine Scully will run the 2018 Boston Marathon in memory of John.  Christine is the girlfriend of John’s son, Michael.  The two attended Northeastern University together, where Christine studied speech pathology.  Christine grew up in Bethpage, NY, and currently resides in Dorchester.  She graduated Bethpage High School in 2007, completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from Northeastern in 2012. Continue reading →

The John Mastronardi Memorial Scholarship Committee is proud to announce that this April 17th, Amy DeNuzzio will run the 2017 Boston Marathon in memory of John. The Patriot’s Day race will mark DeNuzzio’s first time running Boston. She ran her first ever marathon this past October, the 2016 Cape Cod Marathon, where she achieved her goal of running an injury-free race in under 5 hours and crossed the finish line in 4:38. Continue reading →

The 22nd Annual John Mastronardi Memorial Scholarships were awarded to 2016 Revere High School graduates Anthony Buonopane and Courtney Guadagno.  Both, Buonopane and Guadagno, received scholarships in the amount of $3,500.00 toward their pursuit of an educational degree in college. Continue reading →

On Monday, April 18, 2016, Meredith Wells will run the 120^th Boston Marathon in memory of John Mastronardi.  Meri is a good friend of John’s son, Michael Mastronardi, as the two attended Northeastern University together.

Meri, who currently resides in Malden, grew up in Woburn, graduating from Woburn High School in 2007 and Northeastern in 2012.  She now works in the Talent Acquisition Department as a recruiter for PAREXEL, a clinical research organization. Continue reading →

The 21st Annual John Mastronardi Memorial Scholarships were awarded to 2015 Revere High School graduates Brittany Couch and Vanessa Restrepo.   Both, Couch and Restrepo, received scholarships in the amount of $3,500.00 toward their pursuit of an educational degree in college.

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Congratulations to Kerri Roach on completing her first-ever marathon! Roach ran the Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in memory of John Mastronardi, raising over three thousand dollars for the John Mastronardi Memorial Scholarship Fund.

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Kelly Kimball Grissom took “Running for John” to the west coast, completing the 2014 Rock-n-Roll Marathon in Seattle on June 21st. Grissom ran her first-ever 26.2 race for “Team in Training,” raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  A dear friend of the late John Mastronardi and the step-sister of John’s daughter, Alexis Mastronardi, Grissom made the heartfelt decision to run her inaugural marathon in memory of John.  Continue reading →