2025 MitoAction Energy Walk at the Franklin Park Zoo
ORGANIZATION: MitoAction
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Gather your team and get ready to go for a walk all together throughout the zoo while raising awareness for mitochondrial disease! Whether you walk as an individual, create a team or volunteer, you’re making a difference in the lives of patients and families who rely on us. Your fundraising helps MitoAction change the future of health for every mito patient, here and around the world.
Whether you walk as an individual, create a team, or volunteer, you’re making a difference in the lives of patients and families who rely upon us. This family event offers support, friendship, and fun for everyone!
As part of your registration, attendees will have access to the incredible Boston Lights exhibit following the walk.
4 Shifts
- Sat Sep 27, 2025 - 01:30 PM to 03:30 PM EST - Spots available: 4
- Sat Sep 27, 2025 - 03:30 PM to 05:30 PM EST - Spots available: 4
- Sat Sep 27, 2025 - 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM EST - Spots available: 5
- Sat Sep 27, 2025 - 07:30 PM to 09:30 PM EST - Spots available: 5
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About MitoAction
Location:
6 Liberty Square, #2244, Boston, MA 02109, US
Mission Statement
MitoAction is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving quality of life for adults and children affected by mitochondrial disease through programs and resources centered around support, education, and advocacy. We strive to increase awareness worldwide about mitochondrial diseases and to empower individuals living with the disease to live as fully as possible while struggling with this chronic and disabling disease.
Description
Based in Boston, MA, MitoAction was incorporated in 2005 in order to fulfill the need for advocacy for patients affected by mitochondrial disease. Since that time, MitoAction has connected patients, caregivers, family members, clinicians and researchers internationally with supportive tools and educational information targeted especially for patients and their families. Each year MitoAction promotes National Mitochondrial Disease Awareness during the third week of September and holds a walk for awareness in the Boston area.
CAUSE AREAS
Advocacy & Human Rights,
Health & Medicine,
People with Disabilities
WHEN
Sat Sep 27, 2025
01:30 PM - 09:00 PM
This opportunity has 4 shifts
WHERE
1 Franklin Park RoadBoston, MA 02121
(42.30431 ,-71.08884 )
DATE POSTED
May 20, 2025
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- Drawing
- Painting
- Ushering
- People Skills
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 2 hours