A house fire broke out on Main Street in the Conway Village Tuesday afternoon. ~ Photo Courtesy of Lynn Parkhurst on Facebook.
CONWAY, NH – There was a house fire in Conway this afternoon. At around 1pm a call went out for a reported house fire located near 44 Main Street in Conway way across from Stan’s Automotive and behind Gayle Baker’s Valley Travel.
According to scanner reports one person and a dog had to be rescued from the home and were then transported to the hospital and a veterinarian.
Authorities closed route 16 in the Conway village for over an hour as crews battled the 2 alarm blaze.
No information as to a possible cause of the blaze or the injured party by news time.
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WAKEFIELD, NH – There was a serious crash in Wakefield this weekend. According to Wakefield Police 26-year-old Ryan Elliott-Debow of Wakefield was headed south on Route 16 at around Saturday morning.
Authorities said that at around 6:40 Elliott-Debow crossed the centerline near the Miss Wakefield Diner and into the path of a pickup being driven by 45-year-old Danny Babbidge of Chicopee Mass. The vehicles collided head on injuring both drivers.
The Wakefield Police Department, Wakefield Fire Department, New Hampshire State Police Troop E, and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office responded, along with an ambulance from the Milton Fire Department.
Elliott-Debow was flown to Portsmouth Regional Hospital by lifelight, and Babbidge was taken to Frisbie Hospital by ambulance.
Police said that the accident remains under investigation and that the cause is unknown at this time.
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New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signs executive Order streamlining veteran services ~ Courtesy Photo
Concord, NH – Today (Thursday) Governor Chris Sununu signed an executive order to initiate creation of one coordinated State operation for the provision of veterans services. The Governor was joined at the signing immediately after his State of the State address by guests David Meaney of the American Legion, Ray Goulet of the NH Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, Paul Lloyd of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Ernest Sulloway of Disabled American Veterans.
“We must recognize a fundamental truth, that once a person signs those enlistment papers, they are a soldier for life,” said Governor Sununu. “This executive order will bring coordinated veterans services under one roof in New Hampshire, which will bring resources together to streamline services for one simple goal: better outcomes for our veterans.”
The changes contemplated by the executive order will be a team effort involving Adjutant General Dave Mikolaities, the Veterans Council, the Office of Veterans Services (“OVS”), the Department of Health Human Services’ Bureau of Community Based Military Programs, and other Executive Branch officials and personnel.
The executive order directs the Adjutant General to develop and execute memorandums of understanding with both the Office of Veterans Services and the Bureau of Community Based Military Programs to provide for the streamlining and coordination of all veterans services provided by the State. The memorandums of understanding will be executed within 60 days and fully implemented within 120 days.
Adjutant General Dave Mikolaities and OVS Director Bill Gaudreau also weighed in on the new executive order.
“New Hampshire’s veterans and their families will benefit immensely from having a single operation and point of contact for the services and benefits they have earned,” said Adjutant General Mikolaities. “I am grateful to Governor Sununu for his leadership and efforts on this issue, and the Adjutant General’s Department looks forward to working with the Office of Veterans Services and the Bureau of Community Based Military Programs to turn the Governor’s vision into a reality.”
“The Office of Veterans Services is excited to join the Adjutant General’s Department and the Bureau of Community Based Military Programs in this exciting and important initiative,” said OVS Director Bill Gaudreau. “The services provided by OVS will be greatly enhanced by this new coordinated effort.”
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MADISON, NH – Cynthia’s Challenge has announced the next beneficiary of the 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon to be held at King Pine Ski Area in East Madison, New Hampshire March 16-17, 2018.
All funds raised with this year’s event will benefit Freedom, New Hampshire’s Jacques Villeneuve, a nine-year-old boy who was born missing the main wiring between the left and right hemispheres of his brain, Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum.
He has also been diagnosed with Diplegic Spastic Cerebral Palsy an intellectual disability which pose both physical and mental challenges. Jacques’ parents have to physically lift him into their vehicle every time they plan on going anywhere and then have enough room for storage for his walking assistance devices.
This year’s goal is to raise $65,000 to purchase Jacques’ family a wheelchair accessible van.
Jacques is a naturally happy and motivated nine year old who loves spending time outdoors and speaking with everyone he meets. Jacques cannot walk long distances without taking many of rest breaks and is in need of a handicap van to become more independent.
A wheelchair accessible van would be of incredible assistance to the Villeneuve family to get Jacques and his seven year old sister, Melanie, to their daily activities and appointments.
Now in its fifth year, Cynthia’s Challenge 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon has raised over $181,000 to benefit children and their families. Starting in 2014, Cynthia Verrill was the first benefactor and resulted in her name being used to name the event. $35,000 raised for Cynthia was used to provide a seizure detecting service dog.
The second year, the event raised over $35,000 for Samantha Gillard who was in need of a wheel chair accessible van and the third year raised $61,000 for Kevin Dall to purchase a wheel chair accessible van and the fourth year raised over $50,000 for Faith Holt with more than 250 skiers and snowboarders participating to purchase a wheel chair accessible van.
Cynthia’s Challenge was created in an effort to ease the financial burden upon children and their families associated with specialty medical needs.
King Pine Ski Area supports Cynthia’s Challenge with the support of local business and the surrounding community. Cynthia’s Challenge would not be possible without the generosity of major sponsors Atlas Fireworks, Bank of NH, Bolt Depot, Flatbread Company of North Conway, Granite State Adaptive, King Pine Ski Area, Mad Cow Screen Printing, Outdoor Escapes New Hampshire, Pepsi Co., Ride Away – MobilityWorks, Story Land, Thrivent Financial, Vertical Challenge and Yankee Smokehouse.
For those that would like to contribute to this year’s Cynthia’s Challenge, online donations are welcome at https://www.cynthiaschallenge.org/.
Story contributed by: Alexandra Moore
Marketing Coordinator
MADISON, NH – Madison Elementary School’s Mold problem has racked up quite a bill but they’re seeking a grant to help ease the burden.
According to the Conway Daily Sun the cost of eradicating the severe mold problem at the school cost approximately $1.3 million.
SAU 13 Superintendent Lou Goscinski told the Sun there is some good news when it comes to the cost, saying that the school is set to receive $400,000 through a grant from the state department barring approval by the Governor and executive council. Adding that they plan to apply for other grants as well to help with the costs of repair.
Goscinski also said that the school district is looking at a $1.3 million warrant article for the town to approve, but with the grant they’ll instead seek a $900,000 bond.
The school is currently in the process of repairing areas were damaged due to mold removal.
Luckily there have been no reported incidents of health impacts to students or teachers due to the mold.
In December a sink leak in one of the classroom closest resulted in water damage, which lead to mold in the area.
Goscinski said that as a precaution they had the whole school tested, which lead to the discovery that other locations had sustained water damage leading to more mold. School officials said they isolated and managed the contaminated areas according to the recommendations of Air quality management service Inc. with the assistance of Service Master Cleaners.
Goscinski said the Town Health inspector, Code Enforcement officer, as well as the State Officials were contacted when they discovered the problem.
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CARROLL COUNTY, NH – Carroll County has the second lowest tax burden in New Hampshire according to a new study.
Tax season is in full swing and SmartAsset has released its fourth annual study on the Places with the Lowest Tax Burdens.
SmartAsset calculated the amount of money a specific person would pay in income, sales, property and fuel taxes in each county in the country and ranked the lowest to highest tax burden.
With no income or sales tax in the state the tax burden in the granite state was mostly calculated by combining property and fuel taxes in each county.
Coos County came in first with the lowest tax burden, followed by Carroll County, and then Belknap County
. According to the study Carroll County also has the second lowest property tax burden pay an average of about $2,900 annually, Coos pays around $2,800 annually.
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CONWAY, NH – Conway residents will have a chance to have their voices heard about local budgets that they will then be voting on come April. The municipal budget committee will be holding hearings on the proposed budgets for the Center Conway, East Conway, and Red Stone Fire precincts, the Town Municipal Budget, and the proposed school district budget tomorrow in the auditorium at Kennett High School.
First of the series of meeting begins at 6pm, with the other meeting following.
Among the proposals is a warrant article recommended by the Town to move the recreation program to Kennett middle school, an article that had its budget cut in half thanks to a very generous donation of $350,000 by Margaret and Sut Marshall.
Another article up for discussion is a warrant article the town hall to the Bank of New Hampshire building in Conway Village. If approved the lease would run 36 years broken into three, 12 year options where the town could opt out. The proposed rent would equal the bank’s annual property tax bill.
The proposed operating budget for the town is $11,078,998 about $110,000 over last years budget.
The Schools operating budget is about $37 million.
Residents will get another chance to voice their concerns and change warrant articles on March 7th. The Town then votes of the articles on April 10th.
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48-year-old Nathaniel Sullivan, of Conway, allegedly crashed his vehicle into the Conway Town sidewalk snowblower ~ Photo from the Conway Daily Sun
CONWAY, NH – The Conway Town sidewalk Snowblower was severely damaged in an alleged drunk driving accident last week.
According to an email from Town Manager Tom Holmes on Thursday the town sidewalk plow was involved in an accident that put the machine out of commission for the foreseeable future.
In the Email Holmes said that while the Town searches for repair or replacement options they will be removing snow from the sidewalks with loaders and trucks. Holmes ended the email saying “The patience and understanding of the business community is requested and much appreciated.”
Conway Public Works Director Paul Degliangeli said in a voice Mail that they (the town) are waiting for the parts to fix the machine to arrive and that they cost around $10,000. Degliangeli added that they will be fixing the machine in their own garage.
The Conway Daily Sun reported that 48-year-old Nathaniel Sullivan, of Conway, crashed into the plow near Via Roma at around 1:30am Thursday. Sullivan faces charges alleging he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
Holme’s told the Sun that the snowblower issue would be brought up at today’s selectmen’s meeting.
BOSTON – Peter LaBonte of Tamworth, N.H., was honored recently by the US Environmental Protection Agency for his work maintaining the North Conway, NH, Wastewater Treatment Facility.
LaBonte chief operator of the facility, received a “2017 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator of the Year Excellence Award” in recognition of the outstanding job he has done over the years in operating and maintaining the North Conway facility.
The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managing and operating wastewater treatment facilities throughout New England. The NH Department of Environmental Services was instrumental in LaBonte’s nomination.
“The professionals operating wastewater treatment plants play a very important role in keeping our communities and environment healthy by protecting water quality,” said Alexandra Dunn, regional administrator of EPA’s New England Office. “We are proud to acknowledge Mr. LaBonte’s outstanding contributions to help protect public health and water quality for so many years and to give him the credit he deserves.”
The EPA Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award was established to recognize and honor the employees of publicly owned wastewater treatment plants for their commitment to improving water quality with outstanding plant operations and maintenance. More often than not, and particularly with the smaller facilities, conscientious operators and staff continue to perform exceptionally with limited resources. EPA’s New England office formally acknowledged LaBonte for his work during the annual New England Water Environment Association Conference last month.
Story Contributed by David Deegan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Top Fundraisers Ken Romano (right) and Richard Ayer (Left) with Kathy Metz of the American Cancer Society.
NORTH CONWAY – This weekend’s 41st annual American Cancer Society’s Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer raised almost $13,000 for cancer research and patient services. Volunteers participated in a fun-filled day on the slopes including skiing and snowboarding races at Cranmore Mountain, North Conway.
“Mount Washington Valley residents, second home owners, and visitors alike really showed their spirit this weekend,” said Kathy Metz, of the American Cancer Society. The top individual fundraisers were Ken Romano of Lynnfield, MA who brought in $2,250.00 and Richard Ayer of Glen, who raised $1,665.00 from friends and family.
Metz said that money raised in the 2018 Hope on the Slopes Race To Beat Cancer will be used to speed up the search for new weapons to fight cancer. “Cancer will soon become the number-one killer in America as baby boomers grow older. In order to expand our patient services in the Mount Washington Valley and research new ways to treat patients, we’ve got to channel more public attention and money into this problem.”
“The funds raised through the Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer support the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving lives from cancer by helping provide free information and support for people facing the disease today, and fund cancer research that will help protect future generations.” added Metz. “Thanks to the generosity of our volunteers and donors, the money raised by Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer participants goes directly to the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving programs.”
American Cancer Society’s Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer was made possible by our sponsors, Cranmore, Storyland, Clean Cut Construction, Amoskeag Beverages, Flatbread Company, Memorial Hospital, First Allied, North Country Dental, Northway Bank, The Mount Washington Radio Group, Bear Notch Ski Touring, FX Lyons, Jackson Community Church, The Shannon Door Pub, Valley Originals and the Wentworth Hotel as well as many local businesses who donated goods and services for the top fundraiser prizes and raffle fundraisers.
Volunteers interested in serving on the 2019 planning committee are now needed. Join other area residents to help organize this fun and meaningful event. For more information please go to www.HOTSNH.org or contact Kathy Metz, of the American Cancer Society at 512-490-8787 or (800) 227-2345 or Kathy.metz@cancer.org.
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly 2 million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is the only organization attacking cancer from every angle. For more information go to www.cancer.org.
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Fire At Conway Village Home
CONWAY, NH – There was a house fire in Conway this afternoon. At around 1pm a call went out for a reported house fire located near 44 Main Street in Conway way across from Stan’s Automotive and behind Gayle Baker’s Valley Travel.
According to scanner reports one person and a dog had to be rescued from the home and were then transported to the hospital and a veterinarian.
Authorities closed route 16 in the Conway village for over an hour as crews battled the 2 alarm blaze.
No information as to a possible cause of the blaze or the injured party by news time.
2 Injured In Wakefield Car Accident Saturday
WAKEFIELD, NH – There was a serious crash in Wakefield this weekend. According to Wakefield Police 26-year-old Ryan Elliott-Debow of Wakefield was headed south on Route 16 at around Saturday morning.
Authorities said that at around 6:40 Elliott-Debow crossed the centerline near the Miss Wakefield Diner and into the path of a pickup being driven by 45-year-old Danny Babbidge of Chicopee Mass. The vehicles collided head on injuring both drivers.
The Wakefield Police Department, Wakefield Fire Department, New Hampshire State Police Troop E, and Carroll County Sheriff’s Office responded, along with an ambulance from the Milton Fire Department.
Elliott-Debow was flown to Portsmouth Regional Hospital by lifelight, and Babbidge was taken to Frisbie Hospital by ambulance.
Police said that the accident remains under investigation and that the cause is unknown at this time.
Gov. Sununu Signed Executive Order Streamlining Veteran Services
Concord, NH – Today (Thursday) Governor Chris Sununu signed an executive order to initiate creation of one coordinated State operation for the provision of veterans services. The Governor was joined at the signing immediately after his State of the State address by guests David Meaney of the American Legion, Ray Goulet of the NH Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, Paul Lloyd of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and Ernest Sulloway of Disabled American Veterans.
“We must recognize a fundamental truth, that once a person signs those enlistment papers, they are a soldier for life,” said Governor Sununu. “This executive order will bring coordinated veterans services under one roof in New Hampshire, which will bring resources together to streamline services for one simple goal: better outcomes for our veterans.”
The changes contemplated by the executive order will be a team effort involving Adjutant General Dave Mikolaities, the Veterans Council, the Office of Veterans Services (“OVS”), the Department of Health Human Services’ Bureau of Community Based Military Programs, and other Executive Branch officials and personnel.
The executive order directs the Adjutant General to develop and execute memorandums of understanding with both the Office of Veterans Services and the Bureau of Community Based Military Programs to provide for the streamlining and coordination of all veterans services provided by the State. The memorandums of understanding will be executed within 60 days and fully implemented within 120 days.
Adjutant General Dave Mikolaities and OVS Director Bill Gaudreau also weighed in on the new executive order.
“New Hampshire’s veterans and their families will benefit immensely from having a single operation and point of contact for the services and benefits they have earned,” said Adjutant General Mikolaities. “I am grateful to Governor Sununu for his leadership and efforts on this issue, and the Adjutant General’s Department looks forward to working with the Office of Veterans Services and the Bureau of Community Based Military Programs to turn the Governor’s vision into a reality.”
“The Office of Veterans Services is excited to join the Adjutant General’s Department and the Bureau of Community Based Military Programs in this exciting and important initiative,” said OVS Director Bill Gaudreau. “The services provided by OVS will be greatly enhanced by this new coordinated effort.”
Cynthia’s Challenge Chooses 2018 Beneficiary
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Madison Hoping To Offset Mold Repair Costs With Grant
MADISON, NH – Madison Elementary School’s Mold problem has racked up quite a bill but they’re seeking a grant to help ease the burden.
According to the Conway Daily Sun the cost of eradicating the severe mold problem at the school cost approximately $1.3 million.
SAU 13 Superintendent Lou Goscinski told the Sun there is some good news when it comes to the cost, saying that the school is set to receive $400,000 through a grant from the state department barring approval by the Governor and executive council. Adding that they plan to apply for other grants as well to help with the costs of repair.
Goscinski also said that the school district is looking at a $1.3 million warrant article for the town to approve, but with the grant they’ll instead seek a $900,000 bond.
The school is currently in the process of repairing areas were damaged due to mold removal.
Luckily there have been no reported incidents of health impacts to students or teachers due to the mold.
In December a sink leak in one of the classroom closest resulted in water damage, which lead to mold in the area.
Goscinski said that as a precaution they had the whole school tested, which lead to the discovery that other locations had sustained water damage leading to more mold. School officials said they isolated and managed the contaminated areas according to the recommendations of Air quality management service Inc. with the assistance of Service Master Cleaners.
Goscinski said the Town Health inspector, Code Enforcement officer, as well as the State Officials were contacted when they discovered the problem.
Study Says Carroll And Coos Counties Have Lowest Tax Burden In NH
CARROLL COUNTY, NH – Carroll County has the second lowest tax burden in New Hampshire according to a new study.
Tax season is in full swing and SmartAsset has released its fourth annual study on the Places with the Lowest Tax Burdens.
SmartAsset calculated the amount of money a specific person would pay in income, sales, property and fuel taxes in each county in the country and ranked the lowest to highest tax burden.
With no income or sales tax in the state the tax burden in the granite state was mostly calculated by combining property and fuel taxes in each county.
Coos County came in first with the lowest tax burden, followed by Carroll County, and then Belknap County
. According to the study Carroll County also has the second lowest property tax burden pay an average of about $2,900 annually, Coos pays around $2,800 annually.
For a look at the full study click here.
Conway Town Municipal Budget Hearings Wednesday
CONWAY, NH – Conway residents will have a chance to have their voices heard about local budgets that they will then be voting on come April. The municipal budget committee will be holding hearings on the proposed budgets for the Center Conway, East Conway, and Red Stone Fire precincts, the Town Municipal Budget, and the proposed school district budget tomorrow in the auditorium at Kennett High School.
First of the series of meeting begins at 6pm, with the other meeting following.
Among the proposals is a warrant article recommended by the Town to move the recreation program to Kennett middle school, an article that had its budget cut in half thanks to a very generous donation of $350,000 by Margaret and Sut Marshall.
Another article up for discussion is a warrant article the town hall to the Bank of New Hampshire building in Conway Village. If approved the lease would run 36 years broken into three, 12 year options where the town could opt out. The proposed rent would equal the bank’s annual property tax bill.
The proposed operating budget for the town is $11,078,998 about $110,000 over last years budget.
The Schools operating budget is about $37 million.
Residents will get another chance to voice their concerns and change warrant articles on March 7th. The Town then votes of the articles on April 10th.
Alleged Drunk Driver Damages Conway Sidewalk Snowblower
CONWAY, NH – The Conway Town sidewalk Snowblower was severely damaged in an alleged drunk driving accident last week.
According to an email from Town Manager Tom Holmes on Thursday the town sidewalk plow was involved in an accident that put the machine out of commission for the foreseeable future.
In the Email Holmes said that while the Town searches for repair or replacement options they will be removing snow from the sidewalks with loaders and trucks. Holmes ended the email saying “The patience and understanding of the business community is requested and much appreciated.”
Conway Public Works Director Paul Degliangeli said in a voice Mail that they (the town) are waiting for the parts to fix the machine to arrive and that they cost around $10,000. Degliangeli added that they will be fixing the machine in their own garage.
The Conway Daily Sun reported that 48-year-old Nathaniel Sullivan, of Conway, crashed into the plow near Via Roma at around 1:30am Thursday. Sullivan faces charges alleging he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.
Holme’s told the Sun that the snowblower issue would be brought up at today’s selectmen’s meeting.
Tamworth Man Awarded By EPA
BOSTON – Peter LaBonte of Tamworth, N.H., was honored recently by the US Environmental Protection Agency for his work maintaining the North Conway, NH, Wastewater Treatment Facility.
LaBonte chief operator of the facility, received a “2017 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator of the Year Excellence Award” in recognition of the outstanding job he has done over the years in operating and maintaining the North Conway facility.
The EPA Regional Wastewater Awards Program recognizes personnel in the wastewater field who have provided invaluable public service managing and operating wastewater treatment facilities throughout New England. The NH Department of Environmental Services was instrumental in LaBonte’s nomination.
“The professionals operating wastewater treatment plants play a very important role in keeping our communities and environment healthy by protecting water quality,” said Alexandra Dunn, regional administrator of EPA’s New England Office. “We are proud to acknowledge Mr. LaBonte’s outstanding contributions to help protect public health and water quality for so many years and to give him the credit he deserves.”
The EPA Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award was established to recognize and honor the employees of publicly owned wastewater treatment plants for their commitment to improving water quality with outstanding plant operations and maintenance. More often than not, and particularly with the smaller facilities, conscientious operators and staff continue to perform exceptionally with limited resources. EPA’s New England office formally acknowledged LaBonte for his work during the annual New England Water Environment Association Conference last month.
Story Contributed by David Deegan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Hope On The Slopes Great Success Despite Less Than Great Weather
Top Fundraisers Ken Romano (right) and Richard Ayer (Left) with Kathy Metz of the American Cancer Society.
NORTH CONWAY – This weekend’s 41st annual American Cancer Society’s Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer raised almost $13,000 for cancer research and patient services. Volunteers participated in a fun-filled day on the slopes including skiing and snowboarding races at Cranmore Mountain, North Conway.
“Mount Washington Valley residents, second home owners, and visitors alike really showed their spirit this weekend,” said Kathy Metz, of the American Cancer Society. The top individual fundraisers were Ken Romano of Lynnfield, MA who brought in $2,250.00 and Richard Ayer of Glen, who raised $1,665.00 from friends and family.
Metz said that money raised in the 2018 Hope on the Slopes Race To Beat Cancer will be used to speed up the search for new weapons to fight cancer. “Cancer will soon become the number-one killer in America as baby boomers grow older. In order to expand our patient services in the Mount Washington Valley and research new ways to treat patients, we’ve got to channel more public attention and money into this problem.”
“The funds raised through the Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer support the American Cancer Society’s mission of saving lives from cancer by helping provide free information and support for people facing the disease today, and fund cancer research that will help protect future generations.” added Metz. “Thanks to the generosity of our volunteers and donors, the money raised by Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer participants goes directly to the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving programs.”
American Cancer Society’s Hope on the Slopes Race to Beat Cancer was made possible by our sponsors, Cranmore, Storyland, Clean Cut Construction, Amoskeag Beverages, Flatbread Company, Memorial Hospital, First Allied, North Country Dental, Northway Bank, The Mount Washington Radio Group, Bear Notch Ski Touring, FX Lyons, Jackson Community Church, The Shannon Door Pub, Valley Originals and the Wentworth Hotel as well as many local businesses who donated goods and services for the top fundraiser prizes and raffle fundraisers.
Volunteers interested in serving on the 2019 planning committee are now needed. Join other area residents to help organize this fun and meaningful event. For more information please go to www.HOTSNH.org or contact Kathy Metz, of the American Cancer Society at 512-490-8787 or (800) 227-2345 or Kathy.metz@cancer.org.
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of nearly 2 million volunteers dedicated to saving lives, celebrating lives, and leading the fight for a world without cancer. From breakthrough research, to free lodging near treatment, a 24/7/365 live helpline, free rides to treatment, and convening powerful activists to create awareness and impact, the Society is the only organization attacking cancer from every angle. For more information go to www.cancer.org.