More than a thousand people from the greater Fayetteville community flooded to Methodist University’s campus on Saturday for the Cape Fear Valley Foundation’s Step Up 4 Health and Wellness Expo.
More than a thousand people from the greater Fayetteville community flooded to Methodist University’s campus on Saturday for the Cape Fear Valley Foundation’s Step Up 4 Health and Wellness Expo.
The community-centered event featured a 4K and 1-mile race/walk, and a variety of family friendly activities – raising donations for health services that directly impact the lives of patients in the community, including the Friends of Cancer Center, Children’s Services, and Heart Care. The event comes on the heals of MU and Cape Fear Valley Health announcing a new partnership with the intent to establish a state-of-the-art Methodist University medical school that will train the next generation of healthcare professionals.
“Hosting the Step Up 4 Health and Wellness Expo on the campus of Methodist University is exciting because it highlights MU’s commitment to the community of Fayetteville,” said Dr. Trey Hoyt, MU’s dean for the College of Health Sciences & Human Services. “This event supports MU’s focus on health care and the quality programs it provides in the areas of Physician Assistant Studies, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Nursing, Health Care Administration, Social Work, and Kinesiology.”
More than 500 community members participated in the event’s 4K and 1-mile races/walk, which took place across MU’s sprawling 600-acre campus. Many of the participants worked together in teams – some from the MU community. All runners received a commemorative Step Up 4 Health and Wellness Expo t-shirt.
The fun-filled event also welcomed families who were free to visit any of the more than 55 informational booths, food trucks, and sponsor tables spread out across Duggins Soccer Stadium. Participants even learned about hands-only CPR, received free wellness checks, and grabbed some goodies.
“Thank you to everyone who joined us at Methodist University,” said Sabrina Brooks, vice president of the Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation. “This was a wonderful day for our community. We are grateful for our sponsors and donors whose generosity will be used to support multiple patient care areas at Cape Fear Valley Health.”
If you missed out on Saturday’s event, you can still find more information on how to volunteer or donate to the Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation.