Team With A Vision
MABVI’s Team With A Vision is proud and honored to be a member of the 2025 Bank of America Boston Marathon® Official Charity for the 129th Boston Marathon® on April 21, 2025. Applications are now CLOSED for 2025 Team With A Vision charity runners. Thank you for your interest, and we encourage you to explore other charity teams which you can find here: 2025 Bank of America Boston Marathon® Official Charity Program
Click here to meet our 2025 Charity Team members and take a look at their fundraising campaigns!
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By joining Team With A Vision, you can be part of a deep history of running and inclusion. Team With A Vision has raised visibility and critical funds for the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired for 30 years.
Our international team of blind and sighted runners race to raise awareness and spread the word that with the right support, anything is possible! Our teams’ efforts allow the Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired to deliver professional, peer, and volunteer support to over 1,200 individuals each year, giving them the support they need to live with dignity and independence. All funds raised support MABVI’s statewide vision rehabilitation services, including 34 low-vision support groups, Assistive Technology and Training Centers, and 400 volunteers matched 1:1 with blind individuals.
For more information, results, updates, and to share your Team With A Vision experience:
Become a Team With A Vision Sponsor!
Do you have or know of a business, organization, or foundation that may be interested in sponsoring TWAV? We’d love to have you! Sponsorships are a valuable part of our fundraising campaign for Team With A Vision, and we offer multiple promotional opportunities for each of our sponsoring partners. Learn more about becoming a sponsor and what sponsorship levels we have to offer in our 2025 TWAV Sponsorship Packet!
Want to talk more about becoming a sponsor? Email Laura Alpert to discuss sponsoring Team With A Vision 2025!
2025 Team With A Vision Media Coverage
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- For her fifth Boston Marathon, she is supporting Team With A Vision: Rebecca Trachsel is running for Team With A Vision and will guide Jared Broughton, a low-vision runner from Canada. Read the full story here
- She’s running to support a cause that helps her aunt ‘maintain independence’: “My Aunt Irene Hill is legally blind, and over the past few years, I’ve watched her navigate the challenges of progressive vision loss,” Elizabeth Pollard wrote. Read the full story here
- He’s running Boston to honor the resilience of his legally blind grandparents: “They met at Perkins School for the Blind in 1934 and, despite their vision loss, raised five children, worked full-time jobs, and built a loving home where nothing was out of reach.” Read the full story here
- She’s running Boston to get her Six Star Medal: Running for Team With A Vision, Kati Fratesi is on her way to complete her last World Major Marathon. Read the full story here
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Do you want more information about Team With A Vision? Contact us here.
About the Boston Marathon race course: 
The historic Boston Marathon course starts in picturesque Hopkinton and travels through eight towns and cities to the grand finale in Boston’s Copley Square.
TEAM WITH A VISION CHARITY RUNNERS RECEIVE
- Guaranteed in-person Boston Marathon race entry
- Personalized training program, including coaching by Furey 26.2
- Personalized fundraising page and staff support
- Events and receptions
- Race day amenities
- Branded team apparel, including team singlet
- Bragging rights that you have finished Boston while creating a better community for those living with vision loss and blindness.
Fees & Fundraising Requirements:
- $50 non-refundable application fee (This fee helps fund a scholarship that supports a blind athlete running Boston for the 1st time)
- $10,000 fundraising commitment
- The B.A.A. registration entry fee for the event is $375, to be paid by the runner
Team With A Vision 2024 Sponsors
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Services we provide
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Adjustment Counseling
Your life changes when your vision changes. It’s normal for this to feel upsetting and difficult, but you don’t have to go through it alone. Our Adjustment Counseling program can help.
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Rehabilitation
MABVI’s in-home vision rehabilitation service is provided by licensed occupational therapists. This service focuses on improving household safety, healthcare management, and adaptive strategies for doing the things you want to do in life.
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Orientation and Mobility
Training for caregivers and individuals on safe, effective travel in the community and at home.
