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E V E N T S & V E N U E S B E S T O F B U S I N E S S
Park a reality. In their inaugural season
in 2021, the WooSox finished sixth in
the country in attendance out of 120
Minor League Baseball teams – despite
a shortened schedule and capacity limits
– as 360,000+ fans attended games.
The WooSox received Minor League
Baseball's CommUNITY Cup as the top
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BEST NONPROFIT FUNDRAISER EVENT
UMass Cancer Walk
and Run
Worcester
www.umasscancerwalk.org
Benefiting organization: UMass Chan
Medical School
Top executive: Michael Collins,
chancellor of UMass Chan Medical
School
Event manager: Julie Bowditch,
manager of community fundraising
Amount raised in 2021: $700,000
The event benefits adult and pediatric
cancer research and clinical trials to
support the best possible treatments
and outcomes for those impacted by
cancer. All of the money raised goes
directly to the work at UMass Chan
Medical School. Coming off of a fully
virtual year in 2020, the event in 2021
moved to Polar Park and hosted more
than 3,000 participants.
Notable runners-up: 100 Mile Ruck
March Challenge for Why Me & Sherry's
House, March of Dimes Signature
Chefs Auction, DetecTogether for 15-40
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