Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth, U.S. landmarks to light up for metastatic breast cancer
PORTSMOUTH — Memorial Bridge connecting Portsmouth and Kittery, along with the Community Church of Durham, are local sites taking part in #LightUpMBC in October. The bright lights are part of a global landmark campaign that aims to shine a light on the importance of awareness and funding for metastatic breast cancer research and benefits nonprofit Metavivor Research and Support Inc.
The campaign was founded by a local resident in memory of her best friend taken by the disease at 36 years old. Every year, more than 685,000 people worldwide die from metastatic breast cancer (MBC), also known as Stage 4 or advanced breast cancer, for which there is no cure. MBC is when the cancer spreads beyond the breast to other parts of the body.
On Oct. 13, National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day, over 200 landmarks across all 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico alongside iconic landmarks around the globe will light up in the MBC awareness colors of teal, green and pink, as part of the #LightUpMBC campaign.
Iconic landmarks participating in #LightUpMBC include One World Trade Center (NYC), The Tampa Skyway Bridge (Florida), Alamo Quarry Smokestacks (Texas), LAX Airport Pylons (California), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Ohio), Ness Bridge (Scotland) and BC Place (Vancouver).
The first landmark to light in MBC colors was the Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth in 2017.
New Hampshire landmarks also include The Hotel Concord of Concord, Town Common of Londonderry, CCA Global Partners and Elliot Hospital Cancer Center of Manchester.
The Granite State #LightUpMBC Fun Run is being held at Derryfield Park in Manchester Sunday, Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. (check-in at 9:30 a.m.).
Information on all events: Metavivor.org/LightUpMBC. To donate: Donate.Metavivor.org/LightUpMBC_NH.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Memorial Bridge to light up for metastatic breast cancer cause
