From left: Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, Jim Connolly, former Concord High School principal Gene Connolly (Jim's father), Derek Thomson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving and Dylan Thomson attend a ceremony before the start of the Celtics game at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night. The Thomson brothers were the night’s Heroes Among Us honorees, thanks to their 4,500-mile bike ride across the country last summer in which they raised $30,000 for ALS research. Gene Connolly, formerly the principal of the Thomson brothers, was diagnosed with ALS in 2014.(Courtesy)
Concord brothers Dylan and Derek Thomson took their bikes on a 4,500-mile trek across the country last summer in order to raise money for ALS research, a disease former Concord High principal, Gene Connolly, was diagnosed with in 2014. The guys made it all the way home, and they raised about $30,000 in the process. That’s why the Celtics invited all three down to the TD Garden last week to be honored as the night’s Heroes Among Us recipients. Nice work, guys! Left, from left: Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, Jim Connolly, former Concord High School principal Gene Connolly (Jim’s father), Derek Thomson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving and Dylan Thomson are honored before the start of the Celtics game at TD Garden in Boston last Wednesday night. Above: Dylan Thomson hugs Connolly in front of the State House in Concord after completing their cross-country journey in July.
Derek and Sylan Thomson finally completed their 4,500 mile journey across the country to benefit the Connolly Tough Fund
Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, Jim Connolly, former Concord High School principal Gene Connolly (Jim’s father), Derek Thomson, Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving and Dylan Thomson attend a ceremony before the start of the Celtics game at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night. The Thomson brothers were the night’s Heroes Among Us honorees, thanks to their 4,500-mile bike ride across the country last summer in which they raised $30,000 for ALS research. Gene Connolly, formerly the principal of the Thomson brothers, was diagnosed with ALS in 2014.
