BOSTON, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock's third
annual #GivingTuesday campaign set a new single-day Boston Marathon fundraising record. On #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving
celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, $1,232,763 was
raised through 9,674 donations, surpassing last year's total of $934,285 through 7,719
donations.
The 2017 figures represent a 32 percent increase in the total raised and a 25 percent increase in the number of donations
made. One hundred fifty-two non-profit organizations, all either John Hancock Non-Profit Partners or Official Boston
Athletic Association (BAA) Charity Partners, received donations. All donations were captured on CrowdRise, the online platform used for Boston Marathon
fundraising.
"We are so pleased our #GivingTuesday campaign set a new record, far exceeding our expectations," said Thomas Crohan, AVP & Counsel, Corporate Responsibility & Government Relations. "We see
#GivingTuesday's spirit of gratitude and teamwork as part of John Hancock's 2018 Boston Marathon
Theme: #Together Forward. For us, it's a reminder that together we help our community, clients and colleagues achieve monumental
goals."
For its part, John Hancock will donate $2,620 to Michele Scavongelli for being the top Boston Marathon non-profit fundraiser on CrowdRise on
#GivingTuesday. She raised $26,465 for the Youth Advocacy Foundation.
In addition, John Hancock will donate $1,000 to the fundraising
efforts of those who placed second through tenth in their fundraising efforts on #GivingTuesday:
- Lukas Gaffney, who raised $18,524 for the Boston Medical
Center
- Walter Jominy, who raised $13,425 for the ALS Association
Massachusetts Chapter
- Tracy Cockerham, who raised $12,575 for IMPACT Melanoma
- Matt Rena, who raised $12,150 for the South Shore Health
System, Inc.
- Ramon Eluchans, who raised $12,000 for the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation
- Chris Menard, who raised $11,000 for the Boston Celtics
Shamrock Foundation
- Dawne Sweeney, who raised $10,000 for the Boston Celtics
Shamrock Foundation
- Herbert Huene, who raised $10,000 for the Animal Rescue League
of Boston
- Bridget McLaughlin, who raised $9,446 for the McCourt
Foundation
Finally, John Hancock pledged to make $500 donations to four
individuals who raised at least $1,000 on CrowdRise on #GivingTuesday. Stephanie Kalb, running for the Alzheimer's Association; Sean McQuillan,
running for the UMass Memorial Foundation, Inc.; Paul O'Connell running for Title IX Girls Running
Club, Inc. and Belle Walker, running for Massachusetts General Hospital.
Runners will continue to fundraise and train as they prepare to participate in the 122st Boston Marathon on
April 16, 2018. Visit www.CrowdRise.com/20187BostonMarathon to track their progress.
About John Hancock and Manulife
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the right advice and solutions. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset
management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its
subsidiaries were over $1 trillion (US$806 billion) as of
September 30, 2017. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and
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One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John
Hancock supports approximately 10 million Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life insurance,
annuities, investments, 401(k) plans, and college savings plans. We also offer advice through Signator, a network of independent
financial advisors. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com.
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