Run-Walk for Tara held in Easthampton

EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Friends, family and strangers came together in Easthampton to remember a life lost to an all too common eating disorder.

The 8th annual Run-Walk for Tara stepped off at the Galbraith Fields for a 3 mile fundraiser.

About 200 participants helped raise nearly 10-thousand dollars.

The event is named after Tara Sheehan, who would have been 33 Wednesday, but died after a battle with anorexia 7 years ago.

To date the event has helped raise 44-thousand dollars.

If you know someone who needs help battling an eating disorder, contact the Walden Center in Northampton where the proceeds of the event go.