BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Army National Guard and Bismarck State College will host a Community Fit Fair at 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Sertoma Club Community Center. The event is designed to promote a culture of total fitness - physical, mental and emotional - within the community and is free to the public. The Community Fit Fair coincides with the closing of this month's nationally-observed Suicide Prevention Month and also the beginning of October, which is recognized as Substance Abuse Prevention Month.
Attendees will have the opportunity to visit an array of resource booths, which will offer information about health and wellness, suicide prevention and intervention and available local health and wellness support services. The booths will be staffed by representatives from more than 30 military and community organizations, businesses and fitness facilities, including: Abused Adult Resource Center, Bismarck Fire Department, Bismarck Vet Center, Morton Mandan Library Bookmobile, North Dakota Council on Abused Women's Services, Job Service of North Dakota, North Dakota Department of Human Services, North Dakota Veterans Affairs, North Dakota National Guard Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, Sanford Health, St. Alexius and Service Dogs for America.
Additionally, Community Fit Fair participants are invited to take the U.S. Army's Physical Fitness Test (APFT), which is comprised of three consecutive events: 2 minutes of push-ups, 2 minutes of sit-ups and a 2-mile run or a 2.5-mile walk.
While the Community Fit Fair is free and open to the public, attendees participating in the APFT are encouraged to pre-register at www.bismarckstate.edu/community/fitfair. The first 350 registered APFT participants will be provided a 2014 Community Fit Fair T-shirt.
WHAT: Community Fit Fair
WHEN: 5-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30
WHERE: Sertoma Club Community Center (near the Bismarck-Mandan SuperSlide Amusement Park) at Riverside Park Road and West Arbor Ave., Bismarck, N.D
MEDIA: No pre-coordination needed. Billie Jo Lorius (701-426-5205) will be on site to assist.
| Date Taken: | 09.26.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.26.2014 10:26 |
| Story ID: | 143358 |
| Location: | BISMARCK, ND, US |
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