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Flatbread Fundraiser to Benefit the NH Race for the Cure
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the Komen NH Race for the Cure and the Flatbread Company on March 17th.
The Susan G. Komen New Hampshire Race for the Cure is hosting a fundraiser on Tuesday, March 17, from 5 - 9 pm at Flatbread Company on Congress Street in Portsmouth.
The 4th Annual NH Race for the Cure, a 5K run or walk to benefit Susan G. Komen Vermont-New Hampshire, kicks off at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Strawbery Banke Museum, in historic downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. A Kids’ 50-yard Dash, Silent Auction and Survivor celebration will cap the day’s festivities. Online registration for the Race is now open at komenvtnh.org/NHrace.
The Flatbread Company will donate a portion of every flatbread sold directly to the NH Race for the Cure. Komen VT-NH will also have a table at this event with giveaways and a fun St. Patrick’s Day themed raffle. Everyone who attends the event will receive a $5 coupon goods towards their registration to the Komen NH Race for the Cure.
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75% of the proceeds from the race directly benefits breast cancer education, screening and treatment initiatives in Vermont and New Hampshire and the remaining 25% supports Komen’s national and international Grants Research program. In 2014, the Komen VT-NH funded $350,000 to eleven breast health programs throughout the region.
For more information on the NH Race for the Cure or Komen VT-NH, call 802-362-2733 or 617-501-2728, or visit komenvtnh.org.
