The thermometer at Fenway Park reached 94 degrees at Fenway Park on Thursday, July 21, yet 474 people chose to sweat for good, running, jogging, or walking the stairs at Fenway Park, and then celebrating sports done right at our 2022 STADIUM STAMPEDE at FENWAY.

THANK YOU to everyone who came out to sweat, celebrate, and support PCA and its commitment to positive youth development through sports done right. We had 31 teams this year, with participants ranging in age from one to seventy-eight.

The energy, enthusiasm, and yes, sweat, combined with the support of our 19 sponsors will help PCA reach more NE kids to ensure they have a positive youth sports experience, an experience that can help them develop the grit, resilience, teamwork and so much more they need to thrive.

One moment that exemplified all that PCA stands for happened as the event came to a close. Ryan McManus won a Red Sox player-signed baseball. With a smile, Ryan did what came naturally after years of playing sports, he gave it away to six-year old Xavier. The picture of Ryan, Xavier, and Xavier’s mom is the picture of sports done right.

The evening was filled with meaningful moments.

On the field, Alex Cora’s Red Sox fielded and 95-mph fastballs whizzed by in the dugout as PCA delivered pre-event workshops in the stands for coaches and for young athletes. Check out the sidebar for more on the PCA Coach Workshop.

The infectious enthusiasm of B/Spoke’s Nicole Paradis and the whole B/Spoke squad energized everyone in America’s Most Beloved Ballpark.

People’s faces told the story. Some smiling, everyone sweating and showing qualities built through sports, just like on the sponsors’ scoreboards.

Character. Grit. Resilience. Teamwork. Joy.

Don’t miss the link to lots more photos.