Play for Runway: The Dana Hall School

The Dana Hall School is Playing for Runway!

This October, the Dana Hall community is coming together once again to Play for Runway — marking five years of partnership with Runway for Recovery. Over the past four years alone, Dana Hall has raised more than $7,000 for Runway, turning its fall athletic tradition into meaningful support for the families we serve.

On October 30 & 31, during Family Weekend, nearly 200 Dana Hall fall athletes, coaches, and managers will participate, bringing Play for Runway across the school’s fall athletic programs.

This partnership has an especially meaningful beginning. It grew from the involvement of Runway model, Board member, and Dana Hall alumna Emily Cohen, who created the Linda Cohen Educational Fund in memory of her mother. Through that fund and Emily’s personal generosity, more than $42,000 in educational payments have been made on behalf of Runway families — helping children continue participating in school, tutoring, academic enrichment, and other opportunities during incredibly difficult times.

That connection between education, young people, and helping children keep doing the things they love makes Dana Hall’s commitment to Play for Runway especially meaningful. Over the years, the program has also become a student-led tradition, with Dana Hall captains taking ownership of sharing Runway’s mission and the meaning behind their games with their peers and community.

Funds raised through Play for Runway support families facing metastatic or terminal breast cancer, or grieving the loss of a parent to the disease. Runway provides direct financial assistance and a community of support, helping families with everything from groceries and household expenses to tutoring, camps, sports, and activities for children.

October 30 & 31
Dana Hall School | Wellesley, MA
Nearly 200 athletes, coaches & managers
5th year Playing for Runway
More than $7,000 raised by Dana Hall over the past four years

We are so grateful to Emily for helping begin this partnership, and to the generations of Dana Hall students who have continued to make it their own.

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