May 17, 2023 By Carol Britton Meyer
The Select Board this week proclaimed Tuesday, May 23, as “Maddie’s Promise Day” in recognition of Maddie’s Promise, a non-profit organization started in memory of Hingham resident Maddie McCoy, who passed on in May 2019 from a rare pediatric cancer.
This volunteer organization, which works to fund pediatric cancer research, will hold its 3rd Annual Gala on Friday, May 19, at South Shore Country Club from 7 to 11 p.m. to benefit “Maddie’s Wish for a Cure.” Despite everything she faced, Maddie never gave up and was an inspiration to all who knew her.
The proclamation honors Maddie for her “courage, gentle spirit, and generosity in bringing a smile to everyone she met.”
Maddie created art to sell to raise money for pediatric cancer while receiving treatment at Boston Children’s Hospital.
The proclamation urges all Hingham citizens to observe “Maddie’s Promise Day” by emulating “the spirit and attitude of Maddie McCoy and being the change the world needs.”
For more details about Maddie’s Promise or to purchase tickets for the annual gala, go to www.maddiespromise.org/annual-gala-2023