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Fact Sheet

19th Annual
TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race - 2016

Saturday. August 6. 2016
TD Bank

10 kilometers (6.2 miles)
6.500+

The race supports a different Maine charity each year by providing a $30,000 donation from the TD
Charitable Foundation. the charitable giving arm of TD Bank. America's Most Convenient Bank?.

Founded in 1998. My Place Teen Center (M PTC) is a Westbrook-based nonpro?t organization that each
year serves approximately 570 youths. ages 10-18. who are most at risk. including homeless. disabled.
food insecure. cognitiver delayed. low-income. immigrants and refugees. In addition to serving 14.500
meals annually. MPTC also provides life-skills development and academic assistance through tutoring.
study skills. a Ieaming technology lab as well as science. technology. English. the arts. and math.

TD Bank and Joan Benoit Samuelson. winner of Olympic gold in the ?rst women's marathon in 1984 and
Maine's most recognized athlete. founded the race in 1998 to support Maine children by creating a
world-class event in Maine. The race draws top athletes from around the globe as well as top Maine and
New England runners. The event features 6.000 runners. 800+ volunteers and thousands of spectators.

10K Wheelchair division starts at 7:55 am. runners at 8:05 am. A children's 1K race will take place on
Friday. Aug. 5. at Fort Williams.

590,000+ in prize money. with categories including Open. American-only. Masters. Maine and wheelchair
Dave McGillivray of DMSE Sports
Michael Stone of Portland

The picturesque 6.2-mile course in Cape Elizabeth begins near the entrance to Crescent Beach State Park
on Route 77. winds along tree-lined streets and ocean vistas. ending 6.2 miles later in Fort Williams at the
historic Portland Head Light. the most photographed lighthouse in the world.

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