Nate Erwin, as many of you know, is the day to day manager for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Many of you have seen Nate at shows but most of his work goes on behind the scenes and his tremendous efforts have contributed greatly to help the band get to where they are today.

In only a few short weeks, April 19th to be exact, Nate will be hitting the streets from Hopkinton to Boston as he particpates in the 114th annual Boston Marathon. What makes this event special is that Nate is also raising money for the <a href="http://www.rundfmc.org/faf/home/ccp.asp?ievent=321295&ccp=93197">Dana Farber Marathon Challenge</a>.

There is a fantastic profile of Nate and his motivations over on the <a href="http://photosbynanci.blogspot.com/2010/01/erwin-runs-for-dana-farber.html">Photos By Nanci blog</a> that I encourage you to read. As Nate says

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 “I don’t know of anyone who hasn’t in some way been touched by cancer, so we are all aware of the impact it has on us. I’m afraid some times we get so used to it, as a fact of life, that we lose sight of all the work going into finding effective treatments, prevention, and hopefully, eventually eradication. It’s important to keep supporting, as it’s something that affects us all.”</blockquote>

Please consider a donation to the cause by clicking this link to go to Nate's don

