Invitational Applications for 2012 Boston Marathon To Be Distributed Via Lottery

In accordance with Section 2 of the Hopkinton Marathon Policy, the Board of Selectmen will distribute invitational applications for the upcoming 2012 Boston Marathon in the following manner:

The BAA has provided the Town of Hopkinton with 45 invitational applications for the 2012 race. Of those 45 invitational applications, 14 will be distributed directly to the Hopkinton Police Department; four will be distributed to the Hopkinton Fire Department; five to the Marathon Committee; four to the Senior Center; and one to the Hopkinton Historical Society.

The remaining 17 invitational applications will be distributed to qualified organizations through a lottery that will take place at a special Board of Selectmen meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. In order to qualify for the lottery, an organization must fit one or more of three category descriptions outlined in the Marathon Policy, namely:

• Organizations undertaking activities for the benefit of the Town of Hopkinton;

• Organizations undertaking public service activities within the Town of Hopkinton; and

• Organizations undertaking public service activities within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Those qualified organizations that would like to be included in the lottery must fill out the BAA Invitational Numbers Application (attached below) and submit it to the Town Manager at Hopkinton Town Hall, 18 Main Street, Hopkinton by noon on January 24, 2012. Each organization may request up to 17 invitational applications. Organizations that receive invitational applications through the lottery may then distribute them directly to individual runners that agree to raise money for the organization, and agree to comply with all terms and conditions set by the BAA.

For questions, please contact Maryose Degroot at 508-497-3407 or Geri Holland at 508-497-9700 or at geri@hopkinton.org.

Editor's Note: While each organization may request up to 17 applications, the winning appllications will be drawn individually, giving each entry a 1 in 17 chance of being drawn each time.