Brian Higgins Foundation

Dear Friends,

Where has the time gone, The Brian Higgins Foundation (BHF) is in its eighth year. We established the BHF as a memorial to our late son/brother Brian and as a means of helping other children with special needs and their families. The most important goal of BHF is to help relieve some stress even if it is for a little while for families with children who are differently-abled.

Over the years your support has helped award numerous scholarships, paid for medical equipment that insurance will not cover. We have bought assistive technology equipment to help the children connect with their peers and world around them. We have been able to send numerous children to summer camps. We also helped Best Buddies of Somerville High School, Somerville Youth Hockey, and the Challenger League Baseball at Malden Little League West. For the first time we helped sponsor the Somerville Special Olympics swim team with team swimsuits. And on September 10, 2009 the Brian Higgins Tot Lot at the J.F. Kennedy School was dedicated and is a fully accessible playground for all.

We would like to thank The Pub in Ball Square for hosting our 2nd Annual Half Way to St. Patrick’s Day Road Race on September 20, 2009. Their support and generosity helped make the race a huge success.

Each year Over 700 people compete in one of Somerville’s most successful and enjoyable fundraising event. The Brian Higgins Foundation knows that events like this are only successful because of the kindness of people like you who are so willing to help. On behalf of the Brian Higgins Foundation, and the “staff” and the hundreds of special needs children that have benefited from your generosity we say Thank You. Your generosity has helped bring some much needed smiles.