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SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
RAISES $4500 + FOR LOCAL NON PROFIT WITH A SPIN-A-THON
Strength
for Life is a grassroots nonprofit providing FREE exercise classes and
wellness retreats for cancer patients/survivors on Long Island.
On
April 17 at the Selden Campus and April 18 at the Brentwood Campus from 7 am –
7 pm spin instructors held classes every hour to benefit Strength for Life. The
Founders of Strength for Life, graduates of the Fitness Specialist Program at
SCCC Ammerman Campus, are blessed to be chosen as the beneficiary of this 2013
event.
The
Department of Physical Education on each campus organized the event and did an
outstanding job of promotion to support the Strength for Life organization and
the programs offered at NO COST to cancer survivors.
Strength
for Life just celebrated its’ 9th Wellness Retreat at the Hyatt
Windwatch hosting 20 survivors to a full day of healing complementary
therapies, incredible guest speakers an overnight stay, meals and a hike on the
last day. The $4500 raised by SCCC will sponsor the 10th Wellness
Retreat in September 2013.
Classes
are held in East Meadow; Seaford; Bay Shore; Stony Brook and Port Jefferson and
continue to add locations with interested participants.
Strength
for Life will speak at cancer support groups extolling the benefits of exercise
during treatment and in recovery. Since the 2010 American College of Sports
Medicine revised guidelines there are numerous studies on the benefits of
adding exercise to the treatment plan.
Information
about Strength for Life’s programs can be found at www.strengthforlifeNY.org;
email to strengthforlife@optonline.net
or by phone to 631-675-6513
"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."
~ Mahatma Gandhi
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