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June 1, 2010                                                                            Pilar Olivo, Interim   Executive

Director at 603-228-1224

Choice Chocolate 2010 Celebrates Power of Choice

 25^th Anniversary Event for the Seacoast’s Pro-Choice Community

Concord, NH—NARAL Pro-Choice New Hampshire’s Choice Chocolate 2010 event will be held Wednesday, June 9, at the Portsmouth Pearl, 45 Pearl Street, in Portsmouth.  Doors will open at 6:00 pm.    Tickets are $40 and are available at www.prochoicenh.org

Choice Chocolate is a chocolate dessert extravaganza and auction raising funds to protect reproductive health care choices for women in New Hampshire. 

“Women’s health and safety must come first and personal decisions regarding health care should stay private.  This fall’s elections will be a critical time for New Hampshire in protecting women’s privacy and safety,” said Pilar Olivo, Interim Executive Director. 

Choice Chocolate features chocolate treats and hors d’oeuvres donated by area restaurants as well as items donated by area businesses. All funds are used for NARAL Pro-Choice NH’s advocacy efforts for the full range of reproductive health care options for New Hampshire women.  Approximately 150 guests are anticipated to attend. 

This year’s attendees will have the opportunity to bid on: 

• An in-home cooking class for 8 of your friends led by gifted Chef Jay Curcio of The White Apron Catering Company.  Choose your theme:  Italian, French, Mediterranean, Indian, Asian.  Value $800.
• Tee-off for 18 rounds with 3 friends at The Ledges Golf Course in York, ME.  Cart included.  Value $400.
• Surf & Turf Extravaganza.  Enjoy 8 local live lobsters and a gift certificate to Seaport Fish for mussels, steamers or shrimp.  Add in a trip to the Meat House for juicy steaks.  Value $150.
• An African photo safari for 2 with world-class Zulu Nyala.  Six days, six nights with full board. Good for 2 years.  Value $3950. 

With more than 1200 members state-wide, NARAL Pro-Choice NH is the political leader of the pro-choice movement in New Hampshire.  NPCNH has had a 33-year-long history of defeating and repealing legislation that threatens women’s privacy and safety and promoting access to reproductive health care options for women in New Hampshire. 

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