Collegians, wristbands, Lester’s name help cause
Saturday, April 12th, 2008BOSTON — When five young women from New England colleges joined in September to form The Lester Project, their goal was to sell 200 silicone wristbands and raise $1,000 for the Jimmy Fund.
Eight months later, the project, named for Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, has sold more than 1,500 bracelets and generated more than $12,000 for the Jimmy Fund, a Boston charity that has been popular with Red Sox fans since the post-World War II playing days of Ted Williams.
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