Hopkinton runner fundraising

Kim Tucker Tremblay is running the 2026 Boston Marathon to raise money for the Hopkinton Emergency Fund before the race’s April 20 start in Hopkinton. (hopkintonindependent.com) The Hopkinton Independent profiled Tucker Tremblay on April 12 and said she is combining marathon training with a fundraising effort for the local nonprofit. The 2026 race is the 130th Boston Marathon, according to the Boston Athletic Association. (hopkintonindependent.com) (baa.org) The Boston Athletic Association said this year’s marathon will be held on Monday, April 20, 2026, with runners starting in Hopkinton and finishing in Boston. That puts Tucker Tremblay’s campaign in the final week before race day, when Hopkinton shifts from host town to starting line. (baa.org) (hopkintonmarathoncommitteema.org) The Hopkinton Emergency Fund says it provides temporary emergency financial assistance to Hopkinton residents through local human services partners. Its public materials describe help for urgent costs that can include housing-related expenses, car repairs, medical bills, and household needs. (hopkintonemergencyfund.org) (hopkintonma.gov) The fund says it works with existing groups in town rather than replacing them, and its website identifies partners including Project Just Because, Hopkinton Youth and Family Services, the Hopkinton Senior Center, and St. Vincent de Paul. That makes a marathon fundraiser a local extension of the race’s larger charity model. (hopkintonemergencyfund.org 1) (hopkintonemergencyfund.org 2) (baa.org) The Boston Athletic Association said its 2026 Boston Marathon Giving Day raised more than $2 million in a single day in March. Tucker Tremblay’s effort is smaller and town-focused, but it follows the same pattern of linking marathon participation to nonprofit fundraising. (baa.org) Hopkinton has a distinct role in the event because the marathon begins there every year, and the Hopkinton Marathon Committee says it has coordinated local planning with the Boston Athletic Association since 1979. The committee says the 2026 race will again bring the start area’s annual crowds, volunteers, and logistics into town on Patriots’ Day. (hopkintonmarathoncommitteema.org) (baa.org) For Tucker Tremblay, that means her training run ends where the public event begins: on a Hopkinton starting line tied this year to a Hopkinton safety-net fund. The race is scheduled for April 20. (hopkintonindependent.com) (baa.org)