Think Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness Events Around Portsmouth

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and whether you love to shop, attend events, walk or run, there are tons of different ways to support the cause. Check out the list below, from the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition website, of opportunities to go pink in the Portsmouth area and New Hampshire:

2012 TREK Breast Cancer Awareness Ride

The TREK Store of Portsmouth is inviting cyclists to participate the 7th Annual Ride on Saturday, Oct. 13. to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention, screening, treatment and to help fund a cure. There is 25-mile race and a 10-mile race.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.

WHERE: TREK Store of Portsmouth, 775 lafayette Road, Portsmouth

INFORMATION:

On-line registration closes Friday, October 12 @ 12 p.m.

On-site registration available until Saturday, October 13 @ 9 a.m.

To register online, you'll need a credit card -- it's a secure server. Active.com charges an online processing fee. Your fee is listed before you submit your transaction.

WZID's Bra Bank: A Celebration of Giving and Living

To honor those with breast cancer and those whom we have lost to the disease, radio station WZID 95.7fm and presenting sponsor VELCRO® Industries will present "WZID's Bra Bank: A Celebration of Giving and Living" at Center Court, Mall of New Hampshire, Manchester. Shoppers can support the New Hampshire Breast Cancer Coalition mission by making a donation to fill a larger than life bra bank, purchase a VELCRO® brand hook ribbon to honor or remember a loved one who has faced breast cancer, and sign the National Breast Cancer Coalition's presidential petition urging the next president to make ending breast cancer a priority. Shoppers qualify for raffle tickets at the $100, $50, $25, and $10 donation levels.

Donate on the NHBCC website!

Learn more at the Bra Bank Website!

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 6-Saturday, Oct. 27

WHERE: Center Court, Mall of New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire

INFORMATION: Lucie Chakmakas, Marketing Specialist, WZID 95.7fm, 603-669-5777 or NHBCC, 603-659-3482

GhostRunner 5K RunWalk

This special October family-oriented run and walk is sure to raise your "spirits!" Don't be "spooked" - come out and join the fun! The proceeds from the event will benefit NHBCC's Support Services Fund to help low-income and uninsured New Hampshire breast cancer patients pay for critical expenses and services that are not covered by other resources.

WHEN: Sunday, Oct. 28, 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Mines Falls, Stellos Stadium, 7 Riverside Drive, Nashua

INFORMATION: https://g2racereg.webconnex.com/GhostRunner

There are even more ways to spread breast cancer awareness this month by supporting national organizations that are fighting for a cure.

Research centers like Susan G. Komen for the Cure are selling pink ribbon merchandise and it’s a twofer — retail therapy and donating to a cause that affects millions.

You can also support breast cancer research by affixing a special stamp to your mail. The U.S. Postal Service has been selling a stamp commemorating breast cancer awareness for the past 15 years. The agency has raised $75 million so far for research programs at the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.

The American Cancer Society’s annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk is organized nationwide and so far more than 8 million people have walked for this cause and raised about $460 million.

And you can join people from four continents in a Race for the Cure event organized by Susan G. Komen For The Cure, or an Avon Walk For Breast Cancer event organized by the Avon Foundation for Women.

TELL US: Is there a special event you participate in to support breast cancer research? Are you holding a special event that you want us to know about? Share your stories and thoughts with us by adding them to the comments sections of this article. Also, be sure to add photos of you and your friends supporting the cause to the photo gallery above.