The fifth annual Stroke Awareness Walk organized by the Henry C. Youngerman Center for Communication Disorders at Fredonia will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 10 a.m.
Conducted by graduate students, faculty and professional staff of Fredonia’s Department of Communication Disorders and Sciences, the walk is designed increase community awareness of stroke, to provide education on stroke prevention and to introduce services available at the Youngerman Center.
Free hearings, educational handouts and informational brochures from the Youngerman Center will be offered to participants and community members at the event.
The walk, which covers just over two miles along Central Avenue, begins and ends at the Youngerman Center, which is located in Thompson Hall and is easily accessed from the university’s Central Avenue entrance. A lunch will be served after the event. There is no entry fee and the event is open to the public.
For more information or to register, contact Julie Williams, coordinator at 716-673-4618 or Julie.Williams@fredonia.edu, or register online at www.fredonia.edu/department/commdisorders/.
