The Julie Rodick Scholarship Foundation was created in 1993 by a few of Julie's family members and friends.  This was in response to Julie's untimely death at age 30.  Julie was active in the community and was thinking of graduate school  or law school.  Her accomplishments include being elected first female student president at Umass/Boston.  She also set up Boston's chapter of the Guardian Angels.  Julie was active in helping the homeless and donated time at the Pine Street Inn.  She was also into American Indian Culture.

 Julie tragically died in a car crash on August 8, 1993.  It was a very sad event yet family and friends thought that a scholarship set up in Julie's name would be a great way to remember her.  We thought a road race would be a great way to bring people together in Julies name and because she liked Indian Culture we established The DreamCatcher Classic Road Race.  The first race was held that same year on Thanksgiving Day.  We now hold a 5-mile and 2-mile road race every Thanksgiving Day at 8 am. The first race had 250 participants, we now have over 1400 runners each year.

 We award 2-$1000.00 scholarships to Umass/Boston students going from undergraduate to graduate school each year.

 We hope you will join us each year to keep this tradition alive in Julies name while at the same time helping with the scholarship and keeping yourself healthy.

Event details and schedule

DIRECTIONS TO WEYMOUTH ELKS

• Weymouth Elks is located at 1197 Washington St., Weymouth.
• From Boston take 93 south to Route 3 south (head towards Cape Cod) to exit 16A
• Get off 16A go over highway and take first right onto Winter St.
• At end of Winter St. take a left, at first set of lights take a right onto Washington St.

Follow Washington St. going straight through one set of lights. At second set of lights the Elks will be on your right.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

5.0 Mile start at Weymouth Elks and take a right onto Pleasant St, a right onto Mutton Lane, a left onto Lakehurst Rd. a left onto Washington St, a left onto Middle St., a left onto Libby Industrial Pkwy (Dixon Rd.), right onto Pleasant St, left onto Elm St., left onto Pine St., right onto Pleasant St., right onto Moore Rd., left onto Woodrock Rd., left onto Washington St., left onto Pleasant St. and right back into Elks parking lot and finish line.