Step Up For Colleen
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Annual 5K walk/run honoring the life & legacy of teacher Colleen Ritzer. Join us in Andover, MA on Sunday 5/3/26 #StepUp4Colleen
Andover, MA
Joined November 2013
Colleen loved ice cream! It's National Ice Cream Day so why not gather your family & friends and head out for a treat? Consider supporting three of our family's--and Colleen's legacy's--biggest supporters: Mad Maggie's Ice Cream, Sarkisian Farms, and Putnam Pantry! 🍨
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We're thrilled to have won the Readers' Choice Award from @northshoremag again this year for Best Community Walk/Run. Thank you to everyone who voted for the Step Up for Colleen! #BONS2025 🏆
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RT @LaxRangers: A great day for a 5k! The boys are in Andover this morning to run the @StepUp4Colleen 5k. #RangerLax .
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Happy Pi Day! As a math teacher, Colleen Ritzer loved this day. Register by midnight at for the Step Up for Colleen and pay just $25. After that, the fee increases to $35. We can't wait to see the sea of pink in Andover on Sunday, May 4th! #StepUp4Colleen
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Just a few more days to save $10! Pi Day (3/14) is this Friday, and after that, the Step Up for Colleen registration fee will go from $25 to $35. Join us on May 4th in Andover or virtually (we will mail your shirt). Visit for all of the details!
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We're excited to be in the running (pun intended) for another @northshoremag BONS Readers' Choice Award! Please vote for the Step Up for Colleen as the best Community Walk/Run/Cycle Event at Thank you! #StepUp4Colleen #BONS2025
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More than 20 teams have already been created for the May 4th Step Up for Colleen. Everyone on each team of 10+ people will receive a special gift and the 3 largest teams will get their own tent on the green on race day. Register at #StepUp4Colleen
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Registration is open for the May 4th Step Up for Colleen! The first 3,000 people to sign up are guaranteed a 2025 race shirt and everyone on each team of 10+ will receive a special gift. Visit to learn more and register! #StepUp4Colleen
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Have you visited our kindness-themed tree at the Methuen Festival of Trees? Someone will win it tomorrow! Today is the final day of the festival, and it's open until 9:00 p.m. Visit to purchase your tickets 🎄
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It's time to order your Colleen Ritzer Pink Christmas Cactus! These are grown by Colleen's family & friends and make a great gift. Order at and pick up at Konjoian's Greenhouses & Landscape Solutions. Proceeds benefit the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund.
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RT @BostonGlobe: A day of kindness, and remembrance, for Colleen Ritzer, beloved Danvers High teacher
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Forty-four donors received pink goodie bags and walked passed signs near the entrance that read “Inspire Kindness” and “Step up for Colleen” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the third-annual blood drive.
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Our Kindness for Colleen blood drive is Friday 10/18 in Andover, and due to cancellations, there are some spots open. Visit to sign up. Your blood donation can help up to 4 patients at Boston Children's Hospital! #Kindness4Colleen
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Best wishes to our Step Up for Colleen emcee and dear friend @davidloleary of @MAGIC1067, who is running the @ChiMarathon tomorrow to raise money for the @afspnational. Good luck, David! 🎽
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RT @Tweet_DPS: Teachers and students have been hard at work sprucing up and tending to the Colleen Ritzer Memorial Garden in the DHS Librar….
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On Sept. 15, 1,000 numbered pink golf balls will drop from a helicopter onto Sarkisian Farms Driving Range in Andover. You could win up to $5,000 if you have the winning ball! Proceeds benefit the Colleen E. Ritzer Memorial Fund. Details & official rules:
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Happy 35th birthday, Colleen! This world is a better place because you were in it. You continue to inspire so many to spread kindness and you are missed and loved beyond words 🩷
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RT @AxcelisNews: Thank you to all 130+ participants for joining the Step Up for Colleen event, forming our largest Axcelis team ever! 🏃♂️….
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RT @MAGIC1067: Sue & David caught up with @NHLBruins National Anthem singer Todd Angilly at the @StepUp4Colleen 5k about the excitement su….
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Sue and David caught up with Boston Bruins National Anthem singer Todd Angilly at the Step Up For Colleen 5k… They talked with him about the excitement over the next round of playoffs!
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What a fabulous morning! Thank you to EVERYONE who supported us today - from our walkers & runners to our sponsors to our volunteers & everyone in between. The sea of pink was bigger than ever! We will share more photos in the coming days & awards will be mailed out soon.
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RT @GerryCallahan: Hanging with the heart and soul of the @BostonBruinsNHL Mr. @todd_angilly at the @StepUp4Colleen 5k in Andover today. P….
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