Hosted by Plymouth State University Athletics and produced by Keeping You, Me, and Memories Alive, Inc. (KYMMA), our 11th annual "Day to Fight Cancer" will be held Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Plymouth State University in Central New Hampshire in front of the PSU PE Center on Holderness Road from 12 noon to 10 p.m. (walker registration begins at 11 a.m.).

Photo: Miss New Hampshire 2009, Lindsey Graham, cuts the ribbon to start our 2009 "Day to Fight Cancer."

Download our Registration Form (147K, .pdf) or Luminary Purchase Sheet (103K, .pdf).

Our 10th annual "Day to Fight Cancer" was held Saturday, October 3, 2009. Success was ensured through the generosity of 300 community donors and volunteers and 200 walkers. Read news articles and see photos.

Produced by Keeping You, Me, and Memories Alive, Inc. (KYMMA), a Plymouth, New Hampshire based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, our "Day to Fight Cancer" is an annual event that provides aid and support to residents of Central New Hampshire who are coping with cancer and family members who have lost one or more loved ones to cancer.

The event, including local entertainment and a Dollar Sale, is hosted by Plymouth State University (PSU) in partnership with local community members and businesses.

Top 2009 Walking Teams: PSU Women's Ice Hockey, Michelle's Team, PSU Swimming & Diving, and Marietta's Angels.

Top Individual Walkers for 2009: Jim Merrill, Vera Ware, Tracey Burhoe, and Ginny Coombs.

The KYMMA Board of Directors announced the 2010 winners of the Joan Merrill and Michelle Morse Book Awards at Speare Memorial Hospital in Plymouth, New Hampshire on Thursday, April 29.

Each year, KYMMA presents awards in the form of $400. gift certificates to be used for textbooks and/or supplies for the Fall 2010 semester at Plymouth State University. In order to be eligible for these awards, PSU student applicants write and submit essays answering the question: How has cancer affected my life?

Three winners of our 2010 Plymouth Regional High School Book Awards were announced at PSU's Silver Cultural Art Center on Tuesday, June 1. See the names and photos of this year's winners.

Now in our 11th year of community service, Keeping You, Me, and Memories Alive (KYMMA) benefits people in the communities of Ashland, Alexandria, Bath, Benton, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, Danbury, Dorchester, Ellsworth, Groton, Hebron, Holderness, Lincoln, New Hampton, Piermont, Plymouth, Rumney, Thornton, Warren, Waterville Valley, Wentworth and Woodstock, New Hampshire.

Over the past two years, we issued 83 gifts to local families, including groceries, gas, heating oil, back-to-school clothes and supplies, furnace repairs, utility bills, and "feel good items." Read some of the testimonials we've received from recipients.

In October 2009, thanks to the support of our friends and neighbors, we raised nearly $23,000. through our "Day to Fight Cancer" event bringing our 10-year total to more than $158,000.

Over Labor Day Weekend 2009, we co-sponsored the 4th Annual Cooperative Covered Bridge road race with the Pemi Youth Center of Plymouth. The event enabled us to share $6,700. raised by more than 200 runners and walkers.

In June 2009, we awarded scholarships to two Plymouth Regional High School seniors to help further their education. They each wrote essays describing how cancer has affected their lives. On Father's Day 2009, we announced the winner of our fund raising raffle for a recliner donated by Harris Family Furniture, one of our community sponsors.

See our News page for links to numerous articles about KYMMA over the past several years.

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KYMMA invites you to purchase a luminary (a decorative candle that lights the pathway of walkers), either "In Memory of" a loved one who passed away from cancer, or "In Honor of" a loved one who is currently walking the cancer journey.

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