43,000 People Take Part in Project Bread in Boston
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BOSTON —
About 43,000 people walked a 20-mile route through Boston and three neighboring communities Sunday to support Massachusetts’ soup kitchens and food shelters in the world’s largest annual one-day walking event.
The walkers raised about $3.5 million for Project Bread, which will distribute the funds to 340 soup kitchens, food pantries and shelter feeding programs throughout the state, organizers said.
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