Fanwood-Scotch Plains, Annual United For A Cause 5K Run And Family 1 Miler

The Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA and the SPF PTA Council are partnering to host their annual United for A Cause 5K Run and Family 1 Miler on Sunday, May 15, 2016.
The 5K begins at 9:00am and the 1 mile walk/run at 10:15am. The event will start and end the Fanwood-Scotch Plains YMCA located at
1340 Martine Avenue in Scotch Plains.
United for A Cause celebrates and provides opportunities for health and wellness within the Scotch Plains-Fanwood community. Proceeds from United for a Cause benefit the LIVESTRONG at the YMCA® program and support a Scotch Plains Fanwood High School scholarship for a student pursuing further education in the Health and Wellness field.
Many local students choose to pursue a career in the health and wellness field and this event will acknowledge a student’s positive intentions by providing scholarship funds to put towards their college, school or training program costs. By providing financial support the hope is to foster their desire to make our world a healthier one.
LIVESTRONG at the YMCA® is a twelve week physical activity program free to members of the community whose lives have been challenged with cancer. The LIVESTRONG program enables the YMCA to offer participants educational seminars, child care assistance and services for financial management.
The program focus helps recovering cancer survivors “get their lives back” physically, mentally and spiritually. The goal is to give survivors the tools to continue their journey of health and wellness beyond the twelve-week program. “I am so pleased to say that over the course of the 12-week program, the LIVESTRONG experience has given me back my vigor, my strength, my self-esteem and my smile. The program has helped me lose weight, tone my body and increase my stamina and strength. Moreover, I was so happy to see my husband enjoying the program equally as much as I did, and getting himself back in good physical shape. When cancer strikes, it robs individuals and families of so much more than anyone can ever imagine. Thank goodness for programs like LIVESTRONG at the Y that support cancer patients and their families’ minds, bodies and spirits, says a LIVESTRONG participant. To register for the United For A Cause 5K Run and Family 1 Miler, go to www.unitedforacause5k.org.