The Sima & Dylan Pariseau Memorial Foundation

A world free from violence, where prevention begins with community, and healing is honored together.

Our Mission

The Sima & Dylan Pariseau Memorial Foundation, Inc. unites individuals through community-based events that raise awareness and generate support for domestic violence prevention, gun violence reduction, and mental health. We invest in programs that assist those affected by violence and empower individuals and neighborhoods through education and action to build resilience, foster compassion, and create environments where safety, understanding, and wellbeing can thrive.

Compassion

Prevention

Community

Empowerment

Education

In Memory of Sima & Dylan

Sima & Dylan Pariseau were two vibrant people who should be remembered for not only who they were, but who they still are. To know them is to love them. To know them is to be a better person. To know them is to laugh more, to smile more. To know them is to be just so deeply, truly, lucky. Let us honor Sima & Dylan by carrying their legacy forward and allowing the light of their spirits to guide us toward action. May we all commit to live with an unwavering commitment to doing good; just as they did.

3.3 Miles For Change

Miles for Change is a 3.3-mile walk dedicated to Sima and Dylan Pariseau, as well as all victims and survivors of domestic violence. All proceeds of Miles for Change will go directly to the YWCA of Western Massachusetts, supporting their domestic violence program. Sima and Dylan were tragically killed on June 16, 2024, in an act of domestic violence, and the two of them would want nothing more than to aid those in need.

What We Accomplished

$112k raised total for the YWCA of Western MA

100k donated to the YWCA of Western MA

75 Fenway's Friends (dogs) registered

900 participants registered!

Remembering Sima & Dylan

“When we were all in college in 2018 I remember getting a text from Dylan in our group chat, something along the lines of “Sox standing room tickets are only $100”. It was game 1 of the 2018 ALDS against the Yankees, and it didn’t take a ton of convincing for all of us to grab a ticket. I weirdly remember being in a Dick’s parking lot when he texted us so I walked in, grabbed a Mookie jersey (that held up great), and went back to my place to pack up and drive up to BC to meet up at Matty’s dorm. We all drove up from our different colleges, dropped our stuff, and headed to Fenway. After a couple innings of standing and plenty of beers, we made our way to some open seats on the third base line and watched the end of Chris Sale’s gem that put the Sox up 1-0 in that series. We bounced around to a few of Matty’s favorite BC bars after the game, ordered way too much Chinese food at his apartment later that night, and drove home hungover and happy the next morning. That short text turned into my favorite memory with Dylan and one of the most fun nights I’ve had with the boys”


- Matt Krol


“My all-time favorite memory with Dylan is one that I’ve told him and others many times - the day that we all decided to go to the Sox playoff game. Dylan, Jack, Matt and me, all decided to go together, even living across the state or even different states. In all of 20 minutes, we bought tickets and had plans to sleep at my dorm. That game ended up being such a happy time for us. It embodied our friendship, where out of nowhere, it took a simple text for us to leave our newly formed college friends to all get together to have too many drinks and laughs and watch our favorite team play - the Sox. Throughout the entire game, you know we’re heckling people of the other team, some too young to be heckled, but that was the deal when you wearing an opposing teams jersey in Fenway and Dylan was with you. This is a day that allows me to remember Dylan for many reasons, but especially a video of Dylan singing Dirty Water, which I watch all the time. I think this video embodies D’s compassion in life and his love of the game.”


- Matt Naumec

Resources for Education, Prevention, & Support

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