Media Contact: Katie Paine [email protected]
Portsmouth, NH – October 11, 2010 – Tomorrow, October 12, 2012 at 6:30 pm at the Common Man Restaurant in Portsmouth, the Seacoast Concert for a Cure committee will distribute $10,000 to three charities that specialize in breast cancer research and survivor support.
The proceeds from this year’s concert will go to BreastCancerStories org and its local support programs, to On Belay, a program for children who are facing a parent’s diagnosis of cancer, and to Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats.
The sixth annual Seacoast Concert for a Cure was held at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH on August 5th, 2010, and included music by The Adam Ezra Band and the Mighty Mystics. Dozens of local businesses donated to the Silent Auction which included tickets to The Colbert Report and four round trip tickets to any Southwest Airlines destination.
Since the event began in 2005, Seacoast Concerts for a Cure have raised more than $90,000 for local non-profit organizations who provide much needed and valued support to breast cancer patients and their family members. Past events have provided funding for: mammograms to those who can’t afford them; support weekends for survivors and children of those affected by cancer; the creation of the web site BreastCancerStories.org where women can share their stories and get support on line; as well as Dana Farber’s Survivorship Program – a program that helps more and more people survive cancer every year.
All of the organizers, staff, and sound engineers volunteered their skill and time so that the maximum amount of funds could be donated to support these local breast cancer organizations. The concert was sponsored by L. Wynne Sound, The Frozen Pea Fund, Pax World Funds, and many other local businesses.
Additional details about the musicians, the recipient charities and the organizing team can be found on www.seacoastconcertforacure.com. Plans for the seventh annual Seacoast Concert For A Cure are well underway. The 2011 concert will return to the Seacoast Science Center on August 6, 2011 at the Seacoast Science Center. People interested in getting involved as a volunteer, sponsor or performer can find information and contact info at www.seacoastconcertforacure.com. Non-profits that want to apply to be a beneficiary of Seacoast Concerts for a Cure may download an application from the website www.seacoastconcertforacure.com or contact [email protected].
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