Catherine and Veronica Anne Droser — sisters who grew up in Dorchester near Ashmont station— ran the Boston Marathon as members of Team MR8. The Drosers were among the 100 runners who together helped to raise over $1 million for the Martin Richard Foundation, named for the eight year-old Dorchester boy killed in the 2013 attack on Boylston Street. The Droser sisters babysat for the Richard family as teenagers. “In the years since we have watched Bill, Denise, and the rest of the Richard family channel their pain into the mission of the Martin Richard Foundation,” they said.
“We admire their resilience, and are grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of Team MR8.”

Photo courtesy Nancy Anderson