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2007 Hike Against Hunger
 Saturday, June 2 at Mine Falls Park, Nashua!
The Hike Against Hunger provides an opportunity for family and friends to participate in a fun and energizing fundraiser sponsored by Panera Bread and benefiting the New Hampshire Food Bank and Operation Frontline. Participants spend the morning hiking the trails of Mine Falls Park (conveniently located in Nashua). Panera Bread provides breakfast before the hike. Hikers can also participate in a post-hike BBQ. All the while, you'll help fight hunger in New Hampshire!
9 a.m. -- Registration & breakfast from Panera Bread (Lincoln Park Entrance)

10 a.m. -- Hike the many trails of Mine Falls Park

12 p.m. -- BBQ Lunch

 $20 Pre- Registration

$25 Day of Hike

$15 per person in teams of five or more

$10 Students

Children under 12 are Free
You don't have to wait for the Hike to make a difference today. Throughout May, June, and July Panera Bread locations in New Hampshire will collect money in their "Operation Dough-nation" boxes. Panera Bread will match dollar for dollar all contributions. Satisfy your hunger while helping to fight hunger at any of the eight Panera Bread locations in NH:
Bedford, Concord, Keene, Manchester, Nashua, Portsmouth, West Lebanon
Click Here to Register Online -- or -- Download a Registration Form

Build a Team for the Hike Against Hunger


First 10 hikers to raise $250 or more receives a $50 Timberland gift card!
Teams are an important part of the Hike Against Hunger. Anyone can build a team: friends, family, neighbors, co-workers. Gather everyone you know to hike together and have fun! Remember, there are awards for the team with the most members and the best team spirit! Also, the first 300 people to register get a free Hike Against Hunger t-shirt!
  • Make a list of everyone you know - friends, relatives, neighbors, colleagues, fellow worshippers, classmates.
  • Ask them to walk with you or build a team of their own.
  • Encourage each of them to ask at least one other person they know to join the team.
  • Try to recruit at least five hikers - teams with at least five members qualify for the registration group rate.
  • If someone can't participate, ask them to sponsor you!

How to communicate with others about the Hike

  • Write a story for your company newsletter/school newspaper or website.
  • Make flyers and post around your campus/workplace
  • Tag your e-mails with a Hike Against Hunger message.
  • Speak to your congreations or associations that you are a member of.

Fundraising Suggestions

  • Ask your company for matching funds.
  • Set personal and team fundraising goals.
  • Ask local business for a donation or sponsorship.

How to Be a Team Leader

Create a Team Name:

  • Be creative--make it part of your group or company name.
  • Write your team name on all materials you give to your team.
  • Wear t-shirts or buttons, or carry a banner that displays yoru name during the Hike.

Before the Walk

  • Communication regularly with your team members.
  • Recruit new team members up to the very last minute.
  • Collect Sponsorhip Forms and donations from team members (if you can) before the event.
  • Remind team members of the Hike date and time--rain or shine!

At the Walk

  • Pick a place to gather together before the Hike
  • Collect any remaining registration envelopes and check in at the Registration Table.
  • Help yourself to some Panera Bread refreshments
  • When your team finishes, enjoy a post-hike BBQ and the awards presentation.


Directions to the Park
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Lincoln Park Entrance: Exit 6 off Everett Turnpike/Route 3 in Nashua. Turn Right off of the exit. Turn onto Coliseum Drive, AFTER the Christmas Tree Shop/Kohl's shopping mall. The NH State Liquor store will be on your right in .25 miles. Follow Coliseum Dr. to the parking lot at end of road (approx. 1 mile from turn).
About the Park

Mine Falls Park is a 325 acre park located near the heart of the City on the Nashua River. The name "Mine Falls" derives from the low quality lead which was mined from the islands below the Falls in the 1700s. A centerpiece of the park is the three-mile long, man-made canal built in the early 1800s to power the Nashua Mills. The park is great for hiking or biking and has 20 miles of multi-use trails that are on mostly level terrain.
The 2007 Hike Against Hunger is presented with additional support from:
Home Depot
2006 Hike Against Hunger Summary
For our fourth annual Hike on June 4, 2006 we raised $28,000. Despite the poor weather conditions over 200 hikers arrived at Mine Falls Park to support Operation Frontline. Panera Bread treated hikers to a pre-hike buffet of tasty Panera breakfast goodies. Local radio station 95.7 WZID supplied music. Kids of all ages enjoyed face and cookie painting, games, and making their own trail mix to take on their hike.