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Bronxville Native Andrew Childs Running for Boston Marathon Victim

Mar. 19, 2014:  Raymond (Andrew) Childs, Bronxville High School class of '95, is among those selected to represent the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation in the 2014 Boston Marathon as a member of Team MR8. 

Martin Richard was an eight-year-old boy killed in the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15, 2013. The Richard family established the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation (Team MR8), a Massachusetts nonprofit corporation, to honor Martin's message of peace by investing in education, athletics, and community. 

"I am honored to have the opportunity to represent the foundation in the 118th Boston Marathon as a member of Team MR8," said Andrew Childs. "As a father, I cannot begin to imagine what the Richard family has gone through. Their strength in turning something so tragic into a means to help others is truly inspiring." 

Each runner is provided with a personal fundraising page, powered by FirstGiving. Mr. Childs's fundraising page can be found here: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/raymondchilds/team-mr8-boston-marathon-2014.

"With the help of others, we can honor Martin's legacy, spread his message of peace, and help the foundation fulfill its mission," Mr. Childs added.

Both Mr. Childs and his wife, Erin (Baldwin) Childs ('97), are graduates of Bronxville High School. They currently live in Hingham, MA, with their two daughters, Morgan (5) and Riley (2). Mr. Childs is president and founder of Able Capital Management, and his wife is the catering director for a Boston-based restaurant group.

For more information on the Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation, please visit www.teamMR8.org

Pictured here: Andrew Childs with his wife, Erin (Baldwin) Childs, and two daughters.

Photo courtesy Andrew Childs

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Bronxville Overview

Bronxville is a quaint village (one square mile) located just 16 miles north of midtown Manhattan (roughly 30 minutes on the train) and has a population of approximately 6,500. It is known as a premier community with an excellent public school (K-12) and easy access to Manhattan. Bronxville offers many amenities including an attractive business district, a hospital (Lawrence Hospital), public paddle and tennis courts, fine dining at local restaurants, two private country clubs and a community library.

While the earliest settlers of Bronxville date back to the first half of the 18th century, the history of the modern suburb of Bronxville began in 1890 when William Van Duzer Lawrence purchased a farm and commissioned the architect, William A. Bates, to design a planned community of houses for well-known artists and professionals that became a thriving art colony. This community, now called Lawrence Park, is listed on the National register of Historic Places and many of the homes still have artists’ studios. A neighborhood association within Lawrence Park called “The Hilltop Association” keeps this heritage alive with art shows and other events for neighbors.

Bronxville offers many charming neighborhoods as well as a variety of living options for residents including single family homes, town houses, cooperatives and condominiums. One of the chief benefits of living in “the village” is that your children can attend the Bronxville School.

The Bronxville postal zone (10708, known as “Bronxville PO”) includes the village of Bronxville as well as the Chester Heights section of Eastchester, parts of Tuckahoe and the Lawrence Park West, Cedar Knolls, Armour Villa and Longvale sections of Yonkers. Many of these areas have their own distinct character. For instance, the Armour Villa section has many historic homes and even has its own newsletter called “The Villa Voice” which reports on neighborhood news.

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