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Jingle Bell 5K in Manchester raises $40,000 for arthritis research

Jingle Bell 5K in Manchester raises $40,000 for arthritis research
MORE PEOPLE WILL START TO DO THE SAME THING. SO AROUND 2000 KIDS AND 300,000 ADULTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE CURRENTLY SUFFER FROM ARTHRITIS. YEAH. TODAY’S THE ANNUAL JINGLE BELL FIVE K AND IT WAS BACK IN MANCHESTER. HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE CAUSE AND ABOUT 250 PEOPLE RAN THE RACE RAISING. $40,000. TODAY IT’S ALL ABOUT EDUCATION AND FUNDRAISING. WE’VE RAISED THOUSANDS DOLLARS FOR RESEARCH ALL STAGE WITH ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION RESEARCH. NOW, TOM BELIEVES THAT MOBILITY AND EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT TO A HEALTHY LIFE, WHICH IS WHY TODAY MEANT SO MUCH TO. HIM. IT WAS COLD OUT TODAY, SO A LOT OF RESPECT TO ALL THOSE RUNNERS AN
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Jingle Bell 5K in Manchester raises $40,000 for arthritis research
The annual Jingle Bell 5K was back in Manchester on Sunday to help raise money for people suffering from arthritis. About 250 people ran the race, raising $40,000.Around 2,000 kids and 300,000 adults in New Hampshire currently suffer from arthritis. “Today's all about education and fundraising. We've raised thousands of dollars for research,” said Tom Raffio, chair of Northern New England Arthritis Foundation. “It all stays with the Arthritis Foundation Research.”Tom said he believes that mobility and education are important to a healthy life, which is why Sunday meant so much to him.

The annual Jingle Bell 5K was back in Manchester on Sunday to help raise money for people suffering from arthritis.

About 250 people ran the race, raising $40,000.

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Around 2,000 kids and 300,000 adults in New Hampshire currently suffer from arthritis.

“Today's all about education and fundraising. We've raised thousands of dollars for research,” said Tom Raffio, chair of Northern New England Arthritis Foundation. “It all stays with the Arthritis Foundation Research.”

Tom said he believes that mobility and education are important to a healthy life, which is why Sunday meant so much to him.