Dance for the heart, dance for strength, dance for spirit, and dance for the kids!
Contacts:
Rachel Kaelblein for iPlay America
732-577-8200, ext. 217
[email protected]
April Guillerme for Hackensack Meridian Health
732-739-5918
[email protected]
Freehold, NJ – As part of its Lyrics for Life event series designed to help the community tune in to their health, Hackensack Meridian Health will host Dance4Life, a dance-a-thon to raise funds for K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune, N.J.
“The work done by the K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital is so important and iPlay America is dedicated to their cause,” said Jessica Schwartz, vice president of sales and marketing for iPlay America. “We are excited that Hackensack Meridian Health selected iPlay America to host the event and we want the community to come out and give… their support, their enthusiasm… Donations would be wonderful! This is going to be an amazing event! If you love kids, if you love dancing, if you want to make a difference, then you have to be here!”
The event will take place at iPlay America in Freehold, N.J. on Saturday, September 24 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will feature a variety of dance styles, with dance teams from throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties leading the way. The featured dance studios include: Not Your Ordinary Dancers, Middletown; Broadway Bound Dance Center, Toms River NJ; Next Level All Star Dance, Matawan NJ; and Shall We Dance, Toms River. The event will also include health information, a kids corner with events, giveaways, and more.
Throughout the day, dance teams will showcase their talent and then teach the community simple steps from many genres of dance, including salsa, hip-hop, Broadway and more, with periods of freestyle dance for people to groove in whatever style comes most naturally.
Open to all ages, the dance-a-thon will celebrate the benefits of dance, which include cardiovascular health, bone and joint strength, and mood elevation, all while raising vital funds for programs and services at the children’s hospital.
“Dance is a fun exercise for the mind, body, and spirit,” says Vivian Kominos, M.D., an integrative medicine specialist and integrative cardiologist. “Not only will this dance-a-thon provide positive health benefits for the participants, but it will also raise money for hospitalized children, who may not be able to experience the joy of dance. It’s going to be a great event and we encourage everyone to join us for this fun day.”
Entry is free and walk-in participants are welcome, however a suggested donation of $5.00 per person is requested. Dancers can also secure sponsors to support them through the event. All participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult or present a consent form. Members of the public, and teams, are encouraged to register in advance by calling 1-800-560-9990 or by visiting www.meridianhealth.com/community/tuned-in-to-your-health.aspx. Sponsorship forms and the parental consent form are also available at that location.
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About Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 13 hospitals, including two academic medical centers, two children’s hospitals and nine community hospitals, physician practices, more than 120 ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care and after-hours centers. Hackensack Meridian Health has 28,000 team members, more than 6,000 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.
The Network’s notable distinctions include having one of only five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award for five or more consecutive years, the number one hospital in New Jersey as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum, a six-time recipient of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” one of the “20 Best Workplaces in Health Care” in the nation, and the number one “Best Place to Work for Women.” Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.
The hospitals of Hackensack Meridian Health include: academic medical centers – HackensackUMC in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune; children’s hospitals – Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital in Neptune; community hospitals – Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, HackensackUMC Mountainside in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Community Hospital in Holmdel, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, and HackensackUMC at Pascack Valley in Westwood. To learn more, visit www.hackensackmeridianhealth.org.
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For more information, please contact Rachel Kaelblein at 732-577-8200 or [email protected].
New Jersey’s Original Indoor Boardwalk
iPlay America is the place to Get Inside the Fun! Its family friendly indoor Boardwalk theme provides guests nearly four acres of outstanding rides, games and attractions making it the perfect destination for FUN year round! iPlay America’s Event Center and the new Warehouse 100 are home to concerts, corporate events, expos, galas, trade shows, company outings, sporting events, social gatherings and every kind of party. iPlay America offers guests a mouth-watering selection of Boardwalk style fare, classic American cuisine at Game Time Bar & Grill, and an impressive event catering menu. ALWAYS free to enter, iPlay America’s guests can enjoy exciting new attractions opening this summer like the Freedom Rider Spinning Coaster or the Sky Trails® ropes course (the largest indoor ropes course in New Jersey). iPlay America is a 2016 winner of TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Service. For FUN, fine food, and events of any size, the award winning iPlay America is the place to Get Inside the Fun. iPlay America is located on Route 9 at 110 Schanck Road in Freehold, New Jersey.