PINK OUT: Zumba®-thon
WHAT: The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health (LWBIWH) at Angelo State University, with exclusive health sponsor San Angelo Community Medical Center, will host PINK OUT: Zumba ®-thon. Proceeds benefit the LWBIWH to provide breast cancer education and treatment to underserved Concho Valley women.
WHEN: 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15
WHERE: Angelo State University Foster Field parking lot, 1600 University Ave.
EVENT: PINK OUT: Zumba®-thon participants will help the LWBIWH raise funds for breast cancer treatment and education, as well as helping to try to break a Guinness World Record for having the most people to Zumba® at one time. Participants must move for two minutes to qualify for the world record.
Interested participants can register now. Early registration guarantees a speedy check-in and T-shirt. For more information or to register, visit www.angelo.edu/lwbiwh or call (325) 486-6475.
The LWBIWH was created in 2007, and is dedicated to the cultivation and advancement
of multidisciplinary science in women's health and to the promotion of the well-being
of women through research, education and community outreach. The institute has centers
in the Permian Basin, Amarillo, Lubbock, San Angelo and El Paso. Visit www.ttuhsc.edu/lwbiwh for more information.
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