Your Voice: Still time to help breast cancer benefit

Drawing takes place Oct. 6

Only a few more days to buy your tickets!!!

Batchelder Sales of Lebanon, Me and Route 1 Tractor Sales of North Hampton, NH have been selling raffle tickets for a PINK KIOTI UTV this summer. 100% of the ticket sales will go to benefit local women and families in the area. MY BREAST CANCER SUPPORT is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working with area hospitals providing tangible, practical and emotional support to breast cancer patients in the greater seacoast NH and Maine area. This organization helps local patients with household assistance, living expenses, wellness programs, travel scholarships and family support. They work hard to fulfill a last wish.

Over these months we have met so many wonderful men and women and heard their stories. Tickets have been purchased by survivors, their family members and many who have struggled with cancer. Men have purchased nearly half of the tickets sold from our shop, everyone indicating they’d be pleased to drive this pink UTV.

The UTV started its travels at Joe’s Meat Shoppe in North Hampton NH, then to the Kittery Block Party, to the East Eliot Tractor Show, Skip’s Drive-In in Amesbury, MA, the Acton Fair, the Kittery Trading Post, 5K Road Race in Portsmouth NH and Bentley’s Saloon in Arundel. Along the way there were stops at the NBarH horse shows in Barrington NH, Berry Best Open Farm Day, Route 1 Tractor Sales and at Batchelder Sales. This week the PINK KIOTI UTV can be seen at the Deerfield Fair. October 5th you’ll be able to find it at Dover’s Applefest (spot #21) and you will be able to purchase tickets there.

Do we have anyone in particular we’d like to see win? A cancer survivor, a customer of ours or a friend. Someone with horses, or a garden, or a small farm. How cool would it be to see a big burly biker ride off on a PINK KIOTI UTV?

We’re going to be sad to see it come to a conclusion, this has been a fun, personally rewarding and positive project. Special thanks to Wendy McCoole from MY BREAST CANCER SUPPORT, Alden Thayer of Batchelder Brother Ins, Bentley Warren of Bentley’s Saloon, Jen Kutz of Joe’s Meat Shoppe, Jan Hartwell of the Kittery Trading Post, Sargent’s Service Center of Rye, JT Tucker and numerous others who have helped promote this raffle and selling tickets. 

The drawing will take place on October 6th after the 90 mile NE Walkers for Knockers/ Ride for Hope motorcycle run, which starts at Seacoast Harley Davidson and finishes at the Red Hook Brewery. The after party ~ BreastOberfest ~ begins around 2 pm; there will be food, raffles and a live band.

See you all there!!!!!

Becky Batchelder

Batchelder Sales