AFIA 2014 5K Rice Run
Benefits MRSA Survivors Network
With the endorsement of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports, the Michigan Fitness Foundation and the Pure Michigan FITness Series endorsement program, Andrews Filipino International Association (AFIA), a student-led club at Andrews University, has partnered with the MRSA Survivors Network for the 2014 Rice Run, a 5K run/walk that aims to raise awareness of MRSA by encouraging the community to get involved in physical activity.
The 2014 5K Rice Run will take place on October 5 at 8 a.m. at Margaret B. Upton Arboretum in St. Joseph, Michigan. Register at alumni.andrews.edu/events/afia-5k-run. General registration is $25; student registration is $20. Participants may run or walk.
AFIA promotes Filipino culture, values and traditions to the students of the campus and the people of the community. The group aims to create a diverse network of connections and relationships, bringing together anyone who may be interested in Filipino culture through a variety of events and programs. In addition to providing memorable experiences through fun events, AFIA also strives to inspire the spirit of love and support by bringing awareness to struggles that some in the community may be facing.
This year AFIA has collaborated with the MRSA Survivors Network in hopes of raising awareness and funds for this non-profit organization. MRSA is an acronym for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, a type of bacterium that causes serious infections, prompting more deaths than HIV. The MRSA Survivors Network is the global leader and voice in awareness, prevention, support and advocacy of MRSA. To learn more about the organization, visit mrsasurvivors.org/about.
“Pure Michigan FITness events promote physical activity for individuals and communities while providing a fun way for us all to get moving,” says Mike Maisner, vice president of Active Communities at Michigan FITness. Runners will also be eligible to enter the Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Run Lottery. For more information about the Governor’s Council’s endorsement program, visit michiganfitness.org/pure-michigan-fitness-series.
“Through this event we not only hope to generate awareness of and raise funds for the MRSA Survivors Network,” says Jon Remitera, 2014–15 president of AFIA, “but we also want to create a diverse network of connections and relationships with our fellow students and with those in our community, further amplifying the spirit of love and support.”
For more information about event sponsors and to learn more about AFIA, visit andrews.edu/go/afia.
