Cynthia's Challenge Golf Tournament to be held 9/23/23 @ Indian Mound Golf Course

JOIN US ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2023 FOR 18 HOLES OF GOLF TO BENEFIT CYNTHIA’S CHALLENGE.

8am Shotgun start

Only $500 for each 4-person team
- includes 18 holes of golf, riding cart, meal and various awards!

We are excited to announce that our annual Golf Tournament will be held on September 23, 2023 at the Indian Mound Golf Course in Center Ossipee, NH. Through this tournament and other events, we raise funds to assist children and their families with special medical needs. Since our inception in 2014, we have been able to assist nine families, raising funds for a seizure dog as well as seven mobility accessible vans.

We could not do any of this without the support of our community. We are currently seeking donations to cover the cost of a variety of the events expenses:

• The Meal Sponsor ($2500),

• Golf ball Sponsor ($1000),

• Cart Sponsorship ($500)

• Tee and Hole Sponsors ($100).

We know that you are frequently asked for donation requests. We hope that you will consider Cynthia's Challenge a worthy cause that you might be able to support. Cynthia's Challenge is a not-for-profit organization run solely by volunteers. Contributions are tax-exempt to the extent allowable by law. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration of this request. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

9TH ANNUAL CYNTHIA'S CHALLENGE 24-HOUR SKI DAY FOR BRYSON HERLIHY

February 2023
We here at Cynthia’s Challenge are excited to announce this year’s recipient.  Bryson Herlihy of Fryeburg, Maine.  Bryson is an energetic 13 year old, in eighth grade at Molly Ockett School.  He lives with his mother Aimee, father TJ and brothers and sisters.  Bryson enjoys motor sports, hunting, mechanics and welding with his grandfathers.

When Bryson was one and a half years old he was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma (cancer that forms in bone) in the right femur. After many chemotherapy and radiation treatments, Bryson endured several surgeries.  His tibia was moved to his thigh.  This has hindered the growth plates of the leg resulting in loss of strength.

Bryson is limited to no contact or running sports, he enjoys watching football, basketball and baseball; typical 13 year old boy sports. 

Doctors say that swimming and weightlifting are some of the best strength building exercises that Bryson can do. 

We here at Cynthia’s Challenge are looking to raise funds so we can purchase a therapeutic swim spa for Bryson.

Joseph Ferreira

President,

Cynthia’s Challenge

Cynthia's Challenge Golf Tournament to be held 9/24/22 @ Indian Mound Golf Course

Join us on September 24, 2022 for 18 holes of golf to benefit Cynthia’s Challenge.

8am Shotgun start

Only $500 for each 4-person team
- includes 18 holes of golf, riding cart, meal and various awards!

We are excited to announce that our annual Golf Tournament will be held on September 24, 2022 at the Indian Mound Golf Course in Center Ossipee, NH. Through this tournament and other events, we raise funds to assist children and their families with special medical needs. Since our inception in 2014, we have been able to assist eight families, raising funds for a seizure dog as well as seven mobility accessible vans.

We could not do any of this without the support of our community. We are currently seeking donations to cover the cost of a variety of the events expenses:

• The Meal Sponsor ($2500),

• Golf ball Sponsor ($1000),

• Cart Sponsorship ($500)

• Tee and Hole Sponsors ($100).

We know that you are frequently asked for donation requests. We hope that you will consider Cynthia's Challenge a worthy cause that you might be able to support. Cynthia's Challenge is a not-for-profit organization run solely by volunteers. Contributions are tax-exempt to the extent allowable by law. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration of this request. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank You To All Who Have Supported Cynthia's Challenge

Cynthia’s Challenge would like to thank you for all the help and support you have given us throughout the years in our effort to raise funds for this very special cause.  This past year was extremely challenging for so many!

Our 2020 Ski-A-Thon, scheduled for March 13-14, was cancelled with less than 48 hours notice; due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  However, with the dedication of our community, the businesses that support our cause (and so many others), as well as our annual golf tournament we were able to reach our goal of $65,000.  This allowed us to present the Burnell family with their new handicap accessible van on October 3, 2020.  We could not have done this without your love and support for this amazing community.

Thank you, to all that have made this happen and continue to support Cynthia’s Challenge to assist children and families in need.  Keep a lookout for upcoming events and especially this year’s golf tournament scheduled for October 2, 2021; at Indian Mound Golf Club.

Thank you to our partners!

Alpine Title Services

A Second Glance Hair Salon

Atlas Fireworks

Bank of New Hampshire

Barley and Salt

Bayside Nails

Bolt Depot

Boston Sand & Gravel Co

Bradley’s Hardware

Camp Wampineauk Alumni

Danforth Bay Camping Area

Eastern Propane & Oil

Farm to Table Market & Staff

Five Star Golf Cars-NH

Flatbread Company

Frase Electric LLC

Garwoods Restaurant & Pub

Glidden Painting

Granite State Adaptive

Green Mountain Furniture

Ground Breaking Excavation

GW Lazarus Plumbing & Heating

Hall Construction

Indian Mound Golf Club

King Pine Ski Area

Kingswood Regional High School

Kittredge Food Service

Lydia’s Café of Wolfeboro

Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank

Nippo Lake Golf Club

Northeast Delta Dental

Mad Cow Screen Print

MobilityWorks

Morrissey’s Front Porch

NeuroRestorative

Nicklas Plumbing & Heating

North Conway Golf Course

North Main Cafe

Owen Construction

Peach’s Restaurant

Platinum Carpentry

Province Lake Golf Course

Purity Spring Resort

Ridgewood Country Club

Rite-Price Auto Sales

Rochester Country Club

RSA Realty

Sap House Meadery

Settlers Green Outlet Village

Ski Vertical Challenge

Ski Works

Snowvillage Inn

Somersworth Nissan

Story Land

Synergy

T Caulkins Firewood

The Corner Store

The Groleau Financial Group

   at Thrivent

Tuckerman Brewing Company

Varsity Beverage Company

Yankee Smokehouse 

Danforth Bay Golf Fundraiser To Benefit Cynthia's Challenge

East Madison, N.H. (September 1, 2020): The Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort 4th Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Cynthia's Challenge is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Indian Mound Golf Club in Center Ossipee. Organizers are hoping this year’s event will be a great success on account of circumstances that forced the non-profit organization Cynthia’s Challenge main fundraising event to be cancelled this past winter.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Cynthia’s Challenge 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon at King Pine Ski Area in East Madison, New Hampshire that had been scheduled for March 13-14, was cancelled on account of safety concerns for participants and staff. The ski area also made the difficult decision shortly thereafter to end its ski season that same weekend. The scheduled Ski-A-Thon event had been set to raise necessary funds to purchase a wheel chair accessible van for Tuftonboro, New Hampshire's Evelynn Bunnell, a fifteen-year-old young lady who attends Kingswood Regional High School. Evelynn suffers from Quadriplegia, Cerebral Palsy, Secondary and Extreme Prematurity, Epilepsy, Vision Abnormalities, Cognitive Impairments, ADHD and Anxiety. Unfortunately, due to the event not happening, not enough funds have been raised to meet the goal.

Prior to this past winter’s cancelled event, Cynthia’s Challenge 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon has raised over $310,000 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 was raised for Cynthia and used to provide a seizure detecting service dog. Since then, the event raised over $35,000 for Samantha Gillard in 2015; $61,000 for Kevin Dall in 2016; $50,000 for Faith Holt in 2017; $65,000 for Jacques Villeneuve in 2018, and $65,000 for Sylis Heck in 2019. All of those beneficiaries were in need of and provided wheel chair accessible vans with funds raised.

For those that would like to participate in the golf fundraiser to support Cynthia’s Challenge and assist in the effort to purchase a wheel chair accessible van for Evelynn Bunnell, please email dbattles@danforthbay.com or call Dianne at (603) 539-2069 Ext. 725.

About Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort: Owned and operated by Purity Spring Resort and the Hoyt family since 2001, Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort welcomes family campers and seasonal guests to its 185 forested acres on Danforth Bay with its rustic relaxation and modern amenities. In addition to traditional features such as sandy beaches, hiking trails and lake fishing, the resort offers recreational programs, heated swimming pools, WiFi access and live entertainment.

Cynthia's Challenge Friday, March 13 to Saturday March 14, 2020 Canceled

The health and safety of you, your family and our customers and guests is our most important priority. It is for this reason that given the continued actions being taken to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we believe it is no longer appropriate for King Pine Ski Area to hold the Cynthia’s Challenge, 24 Hour Ski-A-Thon in an environment when the global priority is to contain and avoid further spread of the Coronavirus.

With the actions that our government, businesses, organizations, universities and schools are taking and the prospect of transmission and health implications and other consequences that could extend beyond the event itself, it has become clear that to hold the event, we could actually exacerbate the problem. It is our responsibility to take these matters seriously and act appropriately.

It is with all that in mind that we have decided to cancel this Friday and Saturday’s Cynthia’s Challenge, 24 Hour Ski-A-Thon March 13-14, 2020. We know that many look forward to this annual charitable event and have worked hard to raise funds. It’s incredibly disappointing to all of us here who help to organize, volunteer and plan, but these are extenuating, unprecedented circumstances.

All event registration fees will be refunded and the process and timing by which refunds will be issued will be detailed in a separate communication via direct email to everyone impacted. All deposits for accommodations related to the event will be refunded also. We are still working through all of the logistical implications of the decision related to the event and we will provide additional communications as necessary with further details.

In the meantime, please accept our personal apology of this decision (or the timing of our decision) if it causes any inconvenience, but we hope you understand our decision to err on the side of caution. This is a first for Cynthia’s Challenge, and we are trying to do the right thing for participants. All donations raised at this point remain with Cynthia’s Challenge organization to benefit the Bunnell family to reach the goal of raising $65,000 for a handicap van and Evelynn will remain as the beneficiary of donated funds until the goal is met.

Please note, even though there is no longer a Ski-A-Thon, King Pine Ski Area remains at this time operating as currently scheduled. Guests of King Pine and Purity Spring Resort should know that we maintain an ongoing protocol for regular facilities cleaning, requiring employees to wash hands always and it's part of annual training that employees are cognizant of the annual "flu season" and staying home when they may have any symptoms of a contagious illness. 

Yankee Smokehouse Pizza Fundraiser - Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Join Yankee Smokehouse and Wild Hog Pizzeria for their annual Pizza Benefit on Wednesday, March 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Order a large pizza and they donate $5 to Cynthia's Challenge. Order a small pizza, and they contribute $3. Simply mention Cynthia's Challenge when you place your order.

While you're dining, be sure to get your raffle tickets. Yankee Smokehouse raffles off some great prizes, including gift cards from local businesses, sports tickets, concert tickets, rounds of golf, and more! Proceeds will benefit Cynthia's Challenge.

7th Annual Cynthia's Challenge 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon For Evelynn Bunnell

Cynthia’s Challenge is excited to announce the next beneficiary of the 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon to be held at King Pine Ski Area in East Madison, New Hampshire March 13-14, 2020. Funds raised from this year’s scheduled event will benefit Tuftonboro, New Hampshire's Evelynn Bunnell, a fifteen-year-old young lady who attends Kingswood Regional High School. Evelynn suffers from Quadriplegia, Cerebral Palsy, Secondary and Extreme Prematurity, Epilepsy, Vision Abnormalities, Cognitive Impairments, ADHD and Anxiety.

"Taking Evelynn to her appointments and out to run errands with me daily is very challenging with my older van," said Evelynn's father Michael Bunnell. "I lift her into a special needs car seat and then lift her manual chair in the back of my van and this is getting very hard on my back. A wheelchair accessible van will allow her to better access her community, friends and family. Evelynn would be more comfortable and safer being transported in her power wheelchair rather than in a car seat. A wheelchair accessible van would also have more room for her equipment and would be opening up a whole new world of activities for Evelynn that otherwise would not be possible. One of Evelynn’s biggest dreams is to be able to bring her powered wheelchair to the mall and go shopping." Evelynn lives with her father and younger sister Charlotte and Michael cares for his girls on his own.

Now in its seventh year, Cynthia’s Challenge 24-Hour Ski-A-Thon has raised over $310,000 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 was raised for Cynthia and used to provide a seizure detecting service dog. Since then, the event raised over $35,000 for Samantha Gillard in 2015; $61,000 for Kevin Dall in 2016; $50,000 for Faith Holt in 2017; $65,000 for Jacques Villeneuve in 2018, and $65,000 for Sylis Heck in 2019. All of those beneficiaries were in need of and provided wheel chair accessible vans with funds raised.

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.

For those that would like to contribute to this year’s Cynthia’s Challenge, online donations are welcome at cynthiaschallenge.org. For more information, please call Purity Spring Resort at (603) 367-8896 or email marketing@purityspring.com.

3rd Annual Danforth Bay Golf Tournament Raises Funds For Cynthia’s Challenge

East Madison, NH (July 23, 2019): The third annual Danforth Bay golf tournament to benefit Cynthia’s Challenge was held on June 15 at Indian Mound Golf Club in Ossipee, New Hampshire. The event raised over $5,000 with 56 participants. The winning team was Bob Danforth, Jim McCarthy, Dave Melvin, and Mike Melvin with second place team Aaron Bailey, Scott Gorman, and Jeff Thomas and third place team Gene Sullivan, Lake Patterson, Ray Wujcik, and John Sullivan. Jenny Mosca and Aaron Bailey won closest to the pin and Deb Weingard and Jeff Thomas one the longest drive contest.

In its sixth year, Cynthia's Challenge has raised funds to fulfill the needs of children including a service dog for Cynthia Verrill and handicap accessible vans for Sammy Gillard, Kevin Dall, Faith Holt, Jacques Villeneuve, and Sylis Heck.

Thank you to Executive Sponsors: Rite Price, Five Star Golf Cart, Masonry Unlimited, Thrivent Financial, Bolt Depot, Waste Management, Sagamore Hampton Golf.

Thank you to Hole and Golf Cart Sponsors: GW Lazarus Plumbing and Heating, Sarah Groleau- Frontera Group, Camp Wampinauk Alumni, Caulkins Firewood, Fortified Insurance.

 Danforth Bay would also like to send thanks to  the local businesses for raffle, prize, and snack donations: New England Golf Guide, North Country Brew Bus, Bank of NH, King Pine Ski Area, Conway Scenic Railroad, Bob House, Batter Up Bakery, Petal Pushers Farm, Synergy, Shaws, Erica Bickford, L.M.T., Millie B, Newburyport Bank, Nippo Lake Golf, Rochester Country Club, Ridgewood Country Club, Oak Hill Golf Course, Farm to Table Market, Neuro Restorative, Varsity Beverage, Cindy Aube - Pampered Chef, Doterra Essential Oils - Dianne Battles, Monica Nicholson, Sandra St Onge, Sullivan Family, Nadeau Family, Verrill Family, Posh-Jacy Baumann.

Tax deductible donations can be made to help Cynthia’s Challenge continue to operate and support local families. For more information, please visit cynthiaschallenge.org.

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 About Cynthia’s Challenge

Cynthia’s Challenge is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization in the State of New Hampshire. Cynthia’s Challenge was created in an effort to support local children and their families encountering the staggering expenses associated with the financial burden of specialty medical needs. Funds raised from the annual 24-hour Ski-A-Thon are used to provide financial and logistical support to families confronted with profound medical needs of disabled and/or handicapped children.

About Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort

Danforth Bay Camping & RV Resort and The Bluffs RV Resort is owned and operated by the Hoyt Family of East Madison. Located in the Lakes Region and White Mountains of New Hampshire, this year-round, family-friendly resort offers more than 300 tent and RV sites, many of which are nestled along the shores of scenic Danforth Bay of Ossipee Lake.  

6th Annual Cynthia’s Challenge Ski-A-Thon at King Pine Delivers Handicap Van

East Madison, NH (June 11, 2019): Cynthia's Challenge, a 24-hour Ski-A-Thon held this past March 2019 at King Pine Ski Area delivered on the promise to purchase handicap van for a local family in need. On Wednesday afternoon, June 4, the handicap van was presented to the Heck family at Ossipee Central School in a procession of fire trucks and local law enforcement.

The $65,000 raised at the ski-a-thon covered the cost of a handicap van for Sylis Heck, a six-year-old boy who was diagnosed with "Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy" or HIE is nonverbal, legally blind, deaf and has endured countless surgeries and hospital stays. Sylis' life revolves around the need for ongoing medical care and as he continues to grow, his family’s transportation needs have changed. The funds raised covers the cost of a van, one year of insurance for the van, vehicle registration fees and expenses associated with the challenge.

In its sixth year, Cynthia's Challenge has now raised over $307,875 to fulfill the needs of children including a service dog for Cynthia Verrill and handicap accessible vans for Sammy Gillard, Kevin Dall, Faith Holt, Jacques Villeneuve, and now one to be purchased for Sylis Heck’s family.

Tax deductible donations can be made to help Cynthia’s Challenge continue to operate and support local families. For more information, please visit cynthiaschallenge.org.

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About Cynthia’s Challenge

Cynthia’s Challenge is a registered 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit organization in the State of New Hampshire. Cynthia’s Challenge was created in an effort to support local children and their families encountering the staggering expenses associated with the financial burden of specialty medical needs. Funds raised from the annual 24-hour Ski-A-Thon are used to provide financial and logistical support to families confronted with profound medical needs of disabled and/or handicapped children.

About King Pine Ski Area at Purity Spring Resort

King Pine Ski Area, located in Madison, New Hampshire, is part of Purity Spring Resort and has a rich tradition of delivering outdoor fun and family recreation. Conveniently located between the Lakes Region and the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Purity Spring Resort has been owned and operated by the Hoyt family since the late 1800s and today offers a variety of year-round family destinations.

For Additional Information or High-Resolution Photos:

Alexandra Moore – Marketing Coordinator

acoakley@purityspring.com

603-367-8896 x243