Kids & Family
Hampton Restaurant Raising Money for Child Fighting Cancer
A local business is forgoing its usual day off Monday to help a local teenager through a tough battle with cancer.
Greg's Bistro in downtown Hampton is normally closed on Mondays, although the restaurant will open its doors at 4 p.m. to help raise money for a teenage fighting an aggressive form of bone cancer.
Over $5,000 has been raised so far to help Nickolas Anzalone, 13, of Hampton.
Community members and friends have started the Nickolas Anzalone Cancer Treatment Fund so his family — which includes Anzalone's mother Christine, a Seacoast realtor and bartender at Greg's Bistro — can be by his side during his various cancer treatments.
Terri O'Brien-Finn, the creator of the fund's GoFundMe.com website, has posted this message to donors and community members:
"I talked to Christine and [she and her husband] John were able to look through this website and cherish your thoughtfulness and kind words. They are amazed at what wonderful people they have in [their] lives and the new ones that have joined to support them. Keep up the good work, [don't] forget to share this site on your [Facebook] page, your [Twitter] account, your email contacts. [It's] amazing the people who step up to help."
Additional fundraising events will also be held for the cause, which has a goal of $20,000. More information can be found here.
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