Article: Boston Marathon Defending Men's and Women's Champions Lead 2007 Boston Marathon Kenya Project at Franklin Park Zoo.

Boston Third Graders Receive Introduction to Kenya and the Historical Race

BOSTON, April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Financial Services and its elementary school partners, the Samuel Mason Elementary School in Roxbury and Lucy Stone Elementary School in Dorchester, today hosted the sixth annual Boston Marathon Kenya Project. The event, which is held at the Franklin Park Zoo in the African Tropical Forest exhibit, educates students about the Boston Marathon and the country of Kenya.

John Hancock executives and associates taught 60 third grade students subjects ranging from Kenyan culture and geography to the history of the Boston Marathon. The ...

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