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Friends of Krystle Campbell remember through 'community betterment project'

MEDFORD, Mass. — Bringing people together and fostering community spirit is the goal of a new project in honor of Krystle Campbell -- one of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.

Boston 25 news was in Campbell’s hometown of Medford Friday.

Since her death, friends and family have run the Boston Marathon raising money for the Krystle Campbell Memorial Fund.%

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Now the fund is teaming up with Medford public schools to create the ‘Krystle Campbell Community Betterment Project.’

The project will use money raised in Krystle’s name to financially support student-run, community projects in Medford.

“We really wanted it to be fostered around things that foster and empower students to grow social-emotional growth, and the area of cultural awareness, and violence reduction,” Krystle’s friend Elliot Nerland explained. %

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Nerland says friends and family hope the project will keep her memory alive in a meaningful way for the Medford community, especially for the children in Krystle’s hometown.

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