Page 6 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2024 The 2024 JetBlue Shamrock Splash on Constitution Beach Special to Th e Advocate O n Sunday, March 10th the clouds parted and the sun shone brightly on over 200 Splashers, Dashers and Spectators at the 14th Annual JetBlue Shamrock Splash on East Boston’s Constitution Beach. Altogether, the event raised $55,000 to support Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay’s Better Beaches Program partnership with the Department of Conservation & Recreation, including at least $5,405 for South Boston events and programs. "On behalf of my colleagues at the State including our MBC CoChairs Senator Brendan Crighton and Rep. Adrian Madaro, I want to thank all of the splashers and fundraisers for your effort to support our beaches and community,” said Rep. Jessica Giannino, who was also participating in her fourth consecutive cold-water plunge with Save the Harbor. "We might have to sacrifi ce a bit of our comfort jumping into the 39-degree water, but it's well worth it to have amazing programming on our beaches The sun shone on over 200 participants and spectators at Constitution Beach for Save the Harbor’s 14th annual JetBlue Shamrock Splash. for our youth, seniors, families and everyone to enjoy all summer long." Kennedy Elsey from “Karson and Kennedy” on Mix 104.1 was the event MC for the 14th year in a row. She and JetBlue’s Donnie Todd judged the always popular costume contest, with winners Josette Williams from Dorchester (as a “Sea Goddess”) and Ohana New England Dragon Boat Team (in “Dragon Boat” team costume) each taking home a coveted round trip JetBlue fl ight as their prize. In total, six JetBlue fl ights were up for grabs for biggest fundraiser and biggest team as well as a raffl e for anyone who raised JOHN MACKEY & ASSOCIATES ~ Attorneys at Law ~ * PERSONAL INJURY * REAL ESTATE * FAMILY LAW * PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY * LANDLORD/TENANT DISPUTES 14 Norwood Street Everett, MA 02149 Phone: (617) 387-4900 Fax: (617) 381-1755 WWW.JMACKEYLAW.COM over $100. “This event would simply not be possible or as fun without our friends and title sponsors at JetBlue, or our event sponsors at Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Dorchester Brewing Company, Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, and FMC Ice Sports,” said Save the Harbor Executive Director, Chris Mancini. “I’m so grateful to the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Healey/Driscoll administration for their important annual investment in the Better Beaches Grant Program and free beach events all summer long.” Mancini also thanked Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the Blue Sky Collaborative, Boston Consulting Group, Calamari Fisheries, Coast Cannabis, Comcast, David Nardella, EveryDejaVu, Harpoon Brewery, NamaStay Sober, Voloo Sports, Income Research + Management, Izotope, Jeff Reagan, John Murphy, Kennedy Elsey, Mix 104.1, National Grid, P&G Gillette, the Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation, Topo Chico, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the YMCA of Greater Boston, Youth Enrichment Services (YES) and the hundreds of people who took part in the JetBlue Shamrock Splash for their support. Proceeds from this year’s Shamrock Splash will be invested in free Better Beaches events Costume contest fi nalists, judged by Mix 104.1’s Kennedy Elsey and JetBlue’s Donnie Todd included Quint from Jaws, a Moose on the Loose and audience applause winners Josette Williams as “Sea Goddess” and Captain Allen Huang with his “Ohana New England Dragon Boat.” With temperatures hitting a balmy 50 degrees outside, hundreds of splashers cooled off in the 39-degree water of Boston Harbor to raise money for free kids and family programs all summer long. With temperatures hitting a balmy 50 degrees outside, hundreds of splashers cooled off in the 39-degree water of Boston Harbor to raise money for free kids and family programs all summer long. and programs on the metropolitan region’s public beaches in Nahant, Lynn, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy, and Hull. In 2023, this included over 200 free events including Diversity Matters Fest organized by the North Shore Juneteenth Association, the 19th Annual Endless Summer Waterfront Festival hosted by the Hull Nantasket Chamber of Commerce, yoga on Revere Beach hosted by NamaStay Sober, Community Game Nights at the Beach hosted by South Boston en Accion, and more all over our region’s beautiful beaches. More information is available on the Save the Harbor/Save the Bay website at www.savetheharbor.org Shown from left to right, Save the Harbor Executive Director Chris Mancini, Rep. Jessica Giannino, and JetBlue’s Donnie Todd hosted the JetBlue Shamrock Splash on behalf of the Better Beaches program and Metropolitan Beaches Commission on Constitution Beach.
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