Zumbathon for Servicemembers Returns to SJC Long Island

June 16, 2015

PATCHOGUE, N.Y. – JUNE 16, 2015 – For the second straight year, St. Joseph’s College (SJC) will be hosting a Zumba fundraiser, “Help Our Heroes Zumbathon,” to benefit soldiers, veterans, police officers and firefighters. The fundraiser will take place on Saturday, July 11 (rain date is Sunday, July 12) from 4 to 8 p.m. at the John A. Danzi Athletic Center at SJC Long Island.

The event, which raised more than $2,000 last year, will feature a two-hour Zumbathon followed by refreshments, raffles and entertainment by the American Bombshells. 

All of the proceeds will benefit Boots on the Ground NY, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the Suffolk County Police Memorial Fund.

For more information, visit the event’s website. To pre-register, contact Suanne Agugliaro at 917.667.3718 or Ali Farrell at 631.338.4302. 

The John A. Danzi Athletic Center is located at 155 W. Roe Blvd. in Patchogue, and is accessible via the South Service Road of Sunrise Highway, just east of Exit 52 (Waverly Avenue).

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St. Joseph’s College has been dedicated to providing a diverse population of students in the New York metropolitan area with an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts tradition since 1916. Independent and coeducational, the College provides a strong academic and value-oriented education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, aiming to prepare each student for a life characterized by integrity, intellectual and spiritual values, social responsibility and service. With campuses located in the Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn and in Patchogue, Long Island, the College offers degrees in more than 35 majors, special course offerings and certificates, affiliated and pre-professional programs.