Stairs4RTroops at Gillette on October 25: 5,184 Steps for Injured Veterans
On Sunday, October 25, climbers, walkers, families and firefighters will take on the lower bowl of Gillette Stadium for the 12th annual Stairs4RTroops. Every net dollar goes to building homes for severely injured veterans.
Westwood IV Therapy will be there with nurse-led IV drips and vitamin injections for climbers, spectators and volunteers. Here is the story behind the climb and how to plan your visit and earn a free service!
The Climb
The course covers roughly 36 sections of the lower bowl, about 5,184 steps in all. Climbers go at their own pace, walking or running, in waves that start every 15 to 30 minutes.
When: Sunday, Oct. 25. Registration opens at 8 AM, opening ceremony at 9:45 AM, first wave at 10 AM.
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough.
Cost: $40 for adults, $15 for climbers 17 and under.
Firefighter wave: A special wave for firefighters, open to everyone.
Extras: Music, water stations on the course and a keynote speaker. The first 1,000 registrants receive a t-shirt.
What started as a group of Boston-area volunteers running the steps at Harvard's stadium has grown into a Gillette tradition. For the second year in a row, the Bob Woodruff Foundation is the title sponsor.
Where the Money Goes
All net proceeds benefit Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit headquartered right down the road in Taunton. HFOT builds and donates specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans, mortgage-free, wherever the veteran chooses to live.
Homes For Our Troops, by the numbers 420+ specially adapted homes built since 2004 40+ major adaptations in every home, from roll-in showers to wider doorways Nearly 90 cents of every dollar spent goes to programs for veterans 100+ veterans currently in the application process About 75% of HFOT's operating budget comes from individuals, foundations and community fundraisers |
That last number is the reason events like this one matter. Community fundraisers are a big part of how these homes get built.
This Year's Spotlight: LCDR John Pucillo
In 2006, Navy Lieutenant John Pucillo was on his first combat deployment in Iraq when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. He lost his left leg above the knee and sustained a traumatic brain injury.
He went on to serve 12 more years before retiring as a Lieutenant Commander in 2018. Today he is a father of two and manages an amputee soccer team. His current split-level house is hard to navigate in a wheelchair.
HFOT is building John a specially adapted home in Hudson, Massachusetts, close to his family. Read John's story.
Why We Show Up
Our nurses come from emergency and critical care backgrounds, and many have spent their careers working alongside veterans and first responders. Westwood IV Therapy is a local, women-led team, and Foxborough is part of our community. We already spend the first Tuesday of every month at Rev'd Fitness at Patriot’s Place in Foxborough. When our neighbors give their morning, their legs and their lungs to something this meaningful, being there to support them is the easy part.
Come See the Westwood IV Therapy Team
You'll find us right when you walk up the stairs from 9 AM - 1PM. IV drips take about 35 to 45 minutes. Vitamin injections take just a few minutes.
Plan around your wave. Visit us before you climb or after you finish:
If you climb at | Visit our tent |
10:00 to 10:30 AM | Before your climb: around 9:00 AM After your climb: around 11:00 AM |
11:00 to 11:45 AM | Before your climb: around 10:00 AM After your climb: around 12:00 PM |
Spectating or volunteering | Anytime during our hours |
Not sure of your time yet? Choose the Walk-In option when you pre-register. Your IV drip or vitamin injection is reserved, and you can stop by whenever it works for you.
Pay ahead or pay on site. Pay when you pre-register, or save your spot now and pay at our tent on event day. All net proceeds will be donated to Homes For Our Troops.
FSA cards welcome. We accept Visa and Mastercard including FSA debit cards. Prepay online or by Square at check-in. Need a receipt to submit to your FSA plan administrator? Let us know and we'll make sure to email the receipt with the information required.
Save your spot before you climb. Pre-registering for your IV drip or vitamin shot takes a few minutes and saves time at the event: https://www.westwoodivtherapy.com/stairs4troops |
Walk-ups welcome, in order of arrival, as space allows. Every guest completes a health screening before any service.
See You at Gillette
Stairs4RTroops | Sunday, October 25 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Climb registration: RunSignup
Our tent: pre-register here https://www.westwoodivtherapy.com/stairs4troops
Planning your own race, tournament or company event? Liz Hines, our Director of Partnerships & Events, would love to hear about it at events@westwoodivtherapy.com.
Sources: Stairs4RTroops event site and 2026 sponsor program; Gillette Stadium event listing; Homes For Our Troops, Our Mission page (updated Sept. 2026) and John Pucillo profile; Boston 25 News, Nov. 2022 (home adaptations); The Cricket (event history).
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