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WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM 14 UCW AUGUST 16 - 22, 2023 AUBRETTE REID, Staff Writer. COMMENTS? editor@upandcom- ingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. EVENT Better Health of Cumberland County is hosting its 8th annual Diabetes Dodge-It Dodgeball Tour- nament on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. at the Free- dom Courts Sportsplex. e Sportsplex is located at 3126 Gillespie Street in Fayetteville. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 18. e Dodgeball Tournament raises awareness and funds to combat diabetes in our community. All are welcome to attend and watch to see if the undefeated team with two tournament wins — the "Psyche Ward" — will make it a three-peat. is event will be an exciting and fun dodgeball tournament. ere will be teams comprised of six players with a limit of three subs for each team. Registration is complete for this year's competi- tion, but it is never too early to start putting your team together for next year. More information for competitors is available at Betterhealthcc.org or by calling 910-483-7534. e age minimum to participate in the competition is 14 years and older. Information on becoming a sponsor is available on the website at https://www.betterhealthcc.org/how-to-help/ dodge-ball-sponsorship.html. According to the American Diabetes Association, an estimated 72,032 people in North Carolina are diagnosed with diabetes yearly. Further, around 244,000 people in North Carolina have diabetes but do not know it. Diabetes can lead to serious medical complications such as heart disease, stroke, amputation, blindness, and even death. Better Health of Cumberland County is a United Way partner agency. BHCC was founded in 1958 by Ruth Peters, RN, who was concerned that many patients were leaving the hospital without the ability to pay for their prescriptions, which would hinder their care. BHCC's mission is "to address the unmet healthcare needs in Cumberland County through education, referral, and assistance," according to their website. BHCC offers a variety of services including direct aid for prescriptions, dental care, vision care, or travel to important medical appointments at Duke or Chapel Hill, for example, and more for those in need. Better Health offers a diabetes management pro- gram. e program includes one-on-one meetings with a nurse and a registered dietician, education on exercise, nutrition, exercise program, guidance on what medications to take and when, cooking demos, testing blood sugar, and offering medical equipment loans for free for those in need. Better Health of Cumberland County is a non- profit organization located at 1422 Bragg Boule- vard. ier work is made possible by volunteers and donations. For more information on how you can help visit https://www.betterhealthcc.org/how-to-help/ or call 910-483-7534. e BHCC walk-in clinics are held on: •e 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Wednesdays from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. at the Grays Creek Recreation Center at 2964 School Road in Hope Mills, and •On the 2nd Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Spring Lake Senior Center at 301 Ruth Street in Spring Lake Do not miss this chance to make a difference; so mark your calendars for BHCC's 8th annual Diabetes Dodge-It Dodgeball Tournament on Aug. 26 at the Freedom Courts Sportsplex. Be part of this exciting event and help the fight against diabetes. Tournament raises awareness, funds for diabetes support by AUBRETTE REID FTCC Curric 1/2 H (910) 678-8400 - admissions@faytechcc.edu - w w w. f a y t e c h c c . e d u Enriching lives. Reimaging futures. Your nex t chapter star ts here. FALL CL ASSES BEGIN AUGUST 21 APPLY TODAY! S ee it. Achieve it.