SXU raises cash to fight breast cancer
January 26, 2012 2:02PM
St. Xavier University students, staff, faculty and community members dance and exercise with Champ the Cougar at the school’s first Zumbathon. The event raised more than $2,400 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. | Supplied Photo
Updated: March 1, 2012 8:01AM
More than 150 people danced and exercised to help fight breast cancer recently at St. Xavier University’s first Zumbathon fundraiser.
St. Xavier students, staff and community members raised more than $2,400 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, and eight breast cancer survivors were honored at the event.
Zumba is a Latin-inspired fitness program involving dance and aerobic elements that incorporates hip-hop, samba, salsa, merengue, mambo and martial arts, as well as Bollywood and belly dance moves.
Zumbathon was organized by Kelly Mihalik, Jennifer Kjos-Quinlan and Jessica Thiel, with the help of the Student Activities Board, the Student Government Association, the Student Nurse Association and University Housing Staff.
For more information about Zumbathon, contact Kelly Mihalik at mihalik.k01@mymail.sxu.edu.
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