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Cape Fear Valley
Health Foundation is
back with an all-new
fundraiser for 2022,
the Step Up 4 Health
and Wellness Expo.
e race and health
festival will be held
from 8 a.m.-to 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 9, at
Festival Park in down-
town Fayetteville.
e new fund-
raiser is based on
their previous annual
event, Ribbon Walk for
Cancer. e organizers
increased the scope
of the legacy event to inspire the
community with more race day
activities and additional ways to
support local healthcare services.
"For many years, the Rib-
bon Walk for Cancer has been a
fantastic fundraising and aware-
ness event that has profoundly
benefitted patients seeking
care at Cape Fear Valley Cancer
Centers," said Sabrina Brooks,
vice president of the Cape Fear
Valley Health Foundation, in a
press release. "We think we can
use our rich history of providing
well-executed fundraising events
like this and create a new event
that will benefit patients in even
more of our service lines."
e expanded event includes a
4k or 1-mile race through down-
town. Participants who sign up
for the trek can raise money for
one of six organizations that sup-
port patient healthcare and make
a direct impact in the communi-
ty: Friends of the Cancer Center,
Children's Services, the Com-
munity Alternatives Program,
Cumberland County Medication
Access Program, Heart Care or
Pediatric Endocrinology. e
race will both start and end at
Festival Park.
e Ribbon Walk was canceled
in 2020 and held as a virtual
event in 2021. Organizers saw
the opportunity to celebrate its
return in 2022 in a big way.
"is is going to be one of the
most important fundraising
events in our community since
we have the opportunity to sup-
port several different patient-
care areas at Cape Fear Valley
Health," said Brooks. "After two
years of being unable to have an
event like this in person, we're
back, and it's going to be bigger
and better than ever."
In addition to the race, this
year's event will feature a Well-
ness Expo to provide health-re-
lated education and information
to the community. Attendees
can get a free wellness check and
learn about hands-only CPR.
Vendors will include informa-
tional booths of Cape Fear Valley
Health services and sponsor ta-
bles. e expo will also have food
trucks on hand and music during
the event. Admission is free, and
no registration is required.
Registration for the 4k or
1-mile race is $30 for adults
and $25 for children, and par-
ticipants receive a t-shirt. Race
participants can run in honor or
remembrance of a loved one. e
event organizers encourage peo-
ple to create teams with their col-
leagues, running clubs, churches
or other community groups. To
register, visit www.cfvfoundation.
org/stepup4health.
Companies interested in sup-
porting the event as a sponsor
can contact Kristen Sellan at
(910) 615-1514 or ksellan@cape-
fearvalley.com.
Cape Fear Valley Health Foun-
dation is the philanthropic
arm of Cape Fear Valley Health
System, a private, not-for-profit
organization comprised of 1000+
beds across eight regional hos-
pitals that provide care for more
than one million patients
annually.
All new Step Up 4 Health and
Wellness Expo set for April 9
by CINDY WHITT
EVENT
CINDY WHITT, Staff Writer.
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