RYE—This year’s Seacoast Concert for a Cure, an annual music festival that raises funds for local breast cancer support programs, will feature a unique lineup of local favorites. The event, to be held Thursday, August 4, 2011 at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH, will feature Truffle, known for their upbeat and masterfully crafted music, and Bliss, a highly appraised all female blues, folk, country and bluegrass band.
“We’re very excited to once again be hosting the Seacoast Concert For A Cure at Seacoast Science Center,” said concert co-founder Katie Delahaye Paine. “Our mission is to raise funds for organizations that help breast cancer survivors. Since we began this effort in 2005 I am proud to say the we have raised more than $100,000 to support local non-profit organizations who provide much needed support programs to women and men right here in our own seacoast communities. And what better way to do that then to enjoy great music and dance the night away, all while overlooking the sunset on Odiorne Point!”
Past events have provided funding for: mammograms to those who can’t afford them; support weekends for survivors as well as children of those affected by cancer; an online support community where women can share their stories and get support from others going through a similar experience; and Dana Farber’s Survivorship Program – a program that helps more and more people survive cancer every year.
This year the money raised by the event will help the following non-profit organizations:
Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats: Providing adventure retreat weekends for women living after breast cancer.
BreastCancerStories.org / My Breast Cancer Support: Providing non-medical grants, travel scholarships, home assistance and additional support for local patients and their family members here in the greater seacoast area.
On Belay: Supporting children of those suffering from cancer or other life-threatening diseases. The organization was started by SCFAC founder and New Hampshire Volunteer of the Year, Crescentia Healy True, who sadly lost her battle with breast cancer in 2006.
Once again, Seacoast Science Center will host the event, continuing its Thursday night series for an extra week. There will be a large silent auction and food available for purchase. Attendees are welcome to bring their own picnics as well (alcohol may not be brought into the park – beer and wine will be available for purchase).
Tickets are $12 advance and $15 day of show (children ages 4-12 are $1, paid at gate only) and will be available at each of the Seacoast Science Center’s Music by the Sea Thursday night concerts as well as online at www.seacoastconcertforacure.com.
Sponsors of this year’s event include LWynn Sound, 92.5 The River, Measured Progress, WERZ, Hampshire First Bank and Exeter Health Resources.
Further details about the musicians, the recipient charities and the organizing team are also available on the web site, www.seacoastconcertforacure.com. For information on the Music by the Sea concert series go to www.seacoastsciencecenter.org.
Photo caption: All-female blues, rock, country and bluegrass band, Bliss, will perform along with Truffle at the 7th Annual Seacoast Concert For A Cure. (Courtesy photo)
“We’re very excited to once again be hosting the Seacoast Concert For A Cure at Seacoast Science Center,” said concert co-founder Katie Delahaye Paine. “Our mission is to raise funds for organizations that help breast cancer survivors. Since we began this effort in 2005 I am proud to say the we have raised more than $100,000 to support local non-profit organizations who provide much needed support programs to women and men right here in our own seacoast communities. And what better way to do that then to enjoy great music and dance the night away, all while overlooking the sunset on Odiorne Point!”
Past events have provided funding for: mammograms to those who can’t afford them; support weekends for survivors as well as children of those affected by cancer; an online support community where women can share their stories and get support from others going through a similar experience; and Dana Farber’s Survivorship Program – a program that helps more and more people survive cancer every year.
This year the money raised by the event will help the following non-profit organizations:
Betty J. Borry Breast Cancer Retreats: Providing adventure retreat weekends for women living after breast cancer.
BreastCancerStories.org / My Breast Cancer Support: Providing non-medical grants, travel scholarships, home assistance and additional support for local patients and their family members here in the greater seacoast area.
On Belay: Supporting children of those suffering from cancer or other life-threatening diseases. The organization was started by SCFAC founder and New Hampshire Volunteer of the Year, Crescentia Healy True, who sadly lost her battle with breast cancer in 2006.
Once again, Seacoast Science Center will host the event, continuing its Thursday night series for an extra week. There will be a large silent auction and food available for purchase. Attendees are welcome to bring their own picnics as well (alcohol may not be brought into the park – beer and wine will be available for purchase).
Tickets are $12 advance and $15 day of show (children ages 4-12 are $1, paid at gate only) and will be available at each of the Seacoast Science Center’s Music by the Sea Thursday night concerts as well as online at www.seacoastconcertforacure.com.
Sponsors of this year’s event include LWynn Sound, 92.5 The River, Measured Progress, WERZ, Hampshire First Bank and Exeter Health Resources.
Further details about the musicians, the recipient charities and the organizing team are also available on the web site, www.seacoastconcertforacure.com. For information on the Music by the Sea concert series go to www.seacoastsciencecenter.org.
Photo caption: All-female blues, rock, country and bluegrass band, Bliss, will perform along with Truffle at the 7th Annual Seacoast Concert For A Cure. (Courtesy photo)
