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AdvertisementBoston Marathon race director hired to help run mass COVID-19 vaccination sitesHide TranscriptShow TranscriptJOSH: THE MAN WEARS MANY HATS, AND TODAY GLOVES AND MITTENS AS WELL. YOU LIKELY KNOW HIM AS BOSTO MARATHON RACE DIRECTOR DAV MCGILLIVRAY, BUT AS LIFE HAS BECOME ABOUT PIVOTING YOUR BUSINESS, HE’S TAKEN HIS IN A NEW DIRECTION HERE AT FENWAY. DAVE OWNS DMSE SPORTS. THEY ORGANIZE DOZENS OF ROAD RACES AND MANAGE OUTDOOR EVENTS EVERY YEAR INCLUDING THE MARATHON. HE HAD 35 EVENTS ON THE BOOKS 2020. AND YOU KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ALL OF THOSE. TO SAVE HIS BUSINESS, DAVE MADE A CONNECTION WITH CIC HEALTH THROUGH THE STATE TO DO SOMETHING HE’S ALWAYS DONE -- RUN LOGISTICS, ONLY THIS IS FOR THE MASS VACCINATION SITES AT BOTH GILLETTE STADIUM AND FENWAY PARK. WE CAUGHT UP WITH HIM AT HIS HOME TODAY AFTER, WHAT ELSE, A MORNING RU &gt;&gt; FOR ME, THE FEELING THAT IS SO GOOD, THAT THE THING THAT KNOCKED US TO OUR KNEES IS NOW THE THING THAT IS ALLOWING US TO DO GOOD. THAT WE’RE KEEPING PEOPL HEALTHY, WE’RE SAVING LIVES, AND WE’RE EVEN BRINGING OUR OWN INDUSTRY BACK. JOSH: DAVE SAYS THE GILLETTE SITE IS GOING VERY SMOOTHLY NOW, GIVEN THE NEW CHALLENGES ALL ARE FACING TO HELP STOP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS. HIS 10 EMPLOYEES WORK ALONGSIDE THE HEALTH TEAMS, WITH AN EYE THAT THIS IS AT LEAST A SIX- TO EIGHT-MONTH PROJECT IN OTHER FUTURE MASS VACCINATION SITES. FENWAY COMES ONLINE MONDAY WITH 500 SHOTS FOR SENIORS 75 AND OLDE IT WILL INCREASE TO 1,250 SHOTS SOON. AT FENWAY PARK, JOSH BROGADIER, WCVB NEWSCENAdvertisementBoston Marathon race director hired to help run mass COVID-19 vaccination sitesThe race director of the Boston Marathon has pivoted his business to help bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus save his industry.Dave McGillivray owns DMSE Sports, which organizes and manages dozens of road races and outdoor events every year, including the Boston Marathon.McGillivray's business had 35 events scheduled for 2020, but the pandemic forced all of those to be canceled or held virtually."I’ve been putting on events for 40 years and I always thought that our industry was bulletproof, that there’s no kryptonite in what we do," McGillivray said. "In good times and in bad times, the mass participatory industry has survived. All of a sudden, this pandemic comes along and proved me wrong, and it knocked us to our knees."To help keep DMSE Sports afloat, McGillivray made a connection with CIC Health -- which operates the mass COVID-19 vaccination sites at Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium -- through the state of Massachusetts.Now, McGillivray is running logistics for the mass vaccination sites at Fenway and Gillette, and his employees will be working alongside the health teams at those sites."For me, the feeling is so good that the thing that knocked us to our knees is now the thing that is allowing us to do good: that we’re keeping people healthy, we’re saving lives and we’re even bringing our own industry back," he said.McGillivray says vaccinations at Gillette Stadium, which has been fully online for nearly two weeks, are now going smoothly given the new challenges.The mass vaccination site at Fenway Park, which had a soft launch on Friday, is set to come fully online Monday. The ballpark will begin administering 500 vaccines per day, eventually ramping up to 1,000 vaccines per day to residents eligible under the state’s vaccination plan, state officials said.McGillivray expects his logistics work at mass vaccination sites to continue for about 6 to 8 months, as he keeps the possibility of additional future mass vaccination sites in mind.The race director of the Boston Marathon has pivoted his business to help bring an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, and thus save his industry.Dave McGillivray owns DMSE Sports, which organizes and manages dozens of road races and outdoor events every year, including the Boston Marathon.AdvertisementMcGillivray's business had 35 events scheduled for 2020, but the pandemic forced all of those to be canceled or held virtually."I’ve been putting on events for 40 years and I always thought that our industry was bulletproof, that there’s no kryptonite in what we do," McGillivray said. "In good times and in bad times, the mass participatory industry has survived. All of a sudden, this pandemic comes along and proved me wrong, and it knocked us to our knees."To help keep DMSE Sports afloat, McGillivray made a connection with CIC Health -- which operates the mass COVID-19 vaccination sites at Fenway Park and Gillette Stadium -- through the state of Massachusetts.Now, McGillivray is running logistics for the mass vaccination sites at Fenway and Gillette, and his employees will be working alongside the health teams at those sites."For me, the feeling is so good that the thing that knocked us to our knees is now the thing that is allowing us to do good: that we’re keeping people healthy, we’re saving lives and we’re even bringing our own industry back," he said.McGillivray says vaccinations at Gillette Stadium, which has been fully online , are now going smoothly given the new challenges.The mass vaccination site at Fenway Park, which had a , is set to come fully online Monday. The ballpark will begin administering 500 vaccines per day, eventually ramping up to 1,000 vaccines per day to residents eligible under the state’s vaccination plan, state officials said.McGillivray expects his logistics work at mass vaccination sites to continue for about 6 to 8 months, as he keeps the possibility of additional future mass vaccination sites in mind.Loading more articles...

AdvertisementBoston Marathon race director hired to help run mass COVID-19 vaccination sitesHide TranscriptShow TranscriptJOSH: THE MAN WEARS MANY HATS, AND TODAY GLOVES AND MITTENS AS WELL. YOU LIKELY KNOW HIM AS BOSTO MARATHON RACE DIRECTOR DAV MCGILLIVRAY, BUT AS LIFE HAS BECOME ABOUT PIVOTING YOUR BUSINESS, HE’S TAKEN HIS IN A NEW DIRECTION HERE AT FENWAY. DAVE OWNS DMSE SPORTS. THEY ORGANIZE DOZENS OF ROAD RACES AND MANAGE OUTDOOR EVENTS EVERY YEAR INCLUDING THE MARATHON. HE HAD 35 EVENTS ON THE BOOKS 2020. AND YOU KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENED TO ALL OF THOSE. TO SAVE HIS BUSINESS, DAVE MADE A...

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