PCA Updates
The challenges we have faced since March 2020, have driven home the fact that life is a team sport. That’s why it’s important for us to gather with our teams to sweat and to celebrate at the STADIUM STAMPEDE at FENWAY together. Athletic teams. Work teams. Friends and family teams. We need teammates. We are excited about the many individuals and organizations who are part of our team for the 2021 STADIUM STAMPEDE at FENWAY. On Thursday, August 19, we’ll warm-up, work out in the bleachers, and then celebrate sports done right with refreshments on the Sam Deck and enjoy a great view of the city, together.
You can meet our teammates as we grab that last bit of summer before the days grow short, and get together people who believe that sports help shape who we are. People who believe that done right, sports are an incredible place to develop social and emotional skills, mold character and prepare kids for competition, and for life.
FIRST, WHAT’S THE STAMPEDE? The STADIUM STAMPEDE is a festive, “sweat for good” event with inspiration from Olympians and professional athletes from the Boston Renegades and the Boston Pride. And, it raises awareness and funds for PCA, and, everyone experiences how, done right, sports bring us together, build character and so much more. Our leader for the stair climb, for the fifth year in a row, is 3X Olympian Gevvie Stone, M.D. Fenway’s scoreboards will remind us of the power of sports to shape character with words like CHARACTER, TEAMWORK, RESPECT, INTEGRITY, RESILIENCE, COMPASSION, HEALTH, COMMITMENT, INTENSITY and HUMILITY alongside our teammates’ logos. Music and more powers people of all ages and fitness levels to “beat the bleachers” and experience the power of sports done right.
WHO’S ON THE TEAM? Here are our sponsors and supporters, read on to learn what they do, and how they make the STADIUM STAMPEDE fun, meaningful, sweaty, educational, inspirational, and playful.
THE BOSTON RED SOX, FENWAY PARK, + POINT32HEALTH, OUR HOSTS. Thanks to the Boston Red Sox for hosting us in the most beloved park in the MLB, built in 1912, Fenway Park is rich with history. We’re here with the support of our Presenting Sponsor, Point32Health. Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts Health Plan have come together as Point32Health to support guide and empower healthier lives for everyone, starting with this event.
ALEX. BROWN, SALESFORCE, AND SAM ADAMS, THROWING THE PARTY. We are having a party, thanks to the support of Alex. Brown, Salesforce, and Sam Adams. Alex. Brown provides sophisticated wealth management services with a 200-year legacy of leading clients into the future. Salesforce brings companies and customers together through their cloud-based customer relationship management CRM service. On August 19, thanks to Alex. Brown and Salesforce we’ll have pretzels, mini-Fenway franks and more. Wegman’s will provide water and sports drinks, and Sam Adams will provide beverages for those 21+.
B/SPOKE LEADING OUR WARMUP. Jen from B/SPOKE Studios will lead our warmup in the concourse. We love B/SPOKE, an Indoor Cycling, Strength Training + Yoga Studio with locations in Boston, Wellesley, and Cape Cod and Virtual Classes, because it was created to improve life, and facilitates a welcoming, inclusive and inspiring space for all people to enjoy fitness as a catalyst for positive change.
OLYMPIANS, PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES, AND SOME TERRIFIC KIDS INSPIRING US ALL. Our super-fast and accomplished leader, Gevvie Stone, M.D., Rower, and 3X Olympian, will lead us up and down the bleachers, and she’ll be joined by professional athletes from at least two championship teams, the Boston Pride and the Boston Renegades plus high school athletes who have been selected as finalists for our Triple-Impact Competitor® scholarship program.
THE BOSTON BRUINS, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, DELOITTE, FIDELITY, GOLDMAN SACHS, KIRKLAND & ELLIS, SALESFORCE, WHOOP AND MORE TEAMS COMPETING FOR FUN PRIZES. We believe in fun, healthy competition, so yes, there are competitions for Team Spirit, Largest Team, Grit, plus team and individual prizes for Generosity.
WBZ TV, CBS CHANNEL 4 BOSTON HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT. David Wade isa veteran of this event, watch for his interview of PCA for 4 Your Community.
TB12 HELPING US POST-WORKOUT. TB12 body coaches were a huge hit in person in 2019, kept us going virtually in 2020, and are back in person in 2021 to work with you 1:1 to eliminate pain and discomfort, optimize recovery, and give you tools to perform at your best. Age is just a number, right?
EVERYONE GOING FOR PRIZES + OUR AUCTION. We have door prizes, and an auction with tickets, experiences, and products you want and need from the Boston Red Sox, Matthew Slater (a signed football!), Marathon Sports, TB12, WHOOP, Celtics tickets and more.
WHOOP HELPING YOU UNLOCK YOUR BEST SELF. WHOOP has been with us since year one of this event, and has become a favorite. Fitness, sleep, and recovery, learn how WHOOP delivers personalized insights, 24/7 to help unlock your potential. Great stuff, and a fast growing Boston-based company, WHOOP’s character words: INTENSITY + HUMILITY.
RESUSCITECH TEACHING YOU TO SAVE LIVES. Learn about the ResusciTech app where you can train for CPR and AED, and get CPR certified, all from your phone. Train, and train again with real-time feedback to prepare for emergencies.
RECOVER ATHLETICS SUPPORTING YOUR PREHAB. Runners will want to check out Recover Athletics’ prehab app to create a custom recovery routine based on your specific aches and pains to help you feel better right away. This one-year old Boston startup, Recover Athletics is helping over 20,000 runners stay injury free.
NEW BALANCE ELEVATING YOUR GAME. A super-soft New Balance t-shirt comes with your $30 registration fee, and if you fundraise $250 or more for PCA, we’ll thank you with a gift card for free New Balance shoes. Fundraising is not required but yes! it’s encouraged!! You can help support positive youth development through sports done right, ask your friends and family to support you and PCA too so we help get and keep more kids in the game to learn what they need to thrive.
Be a part of our team. Come together to have fun, sweat for good, and support positive youth development because done right, sports shapes amazing athletes and amazing people. Join us, you’ll be glad you did.
