Shawn Johnson and Shannon Miller Featured at Educational Event for the
Community
SOMERVILLE, N.J., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Gymnasts Shawn Johnson, 2008
Olympic gold medalist, and Shannon Miller, seven-time Olympic medalist and
nine-time World Championship medalist, will be at the Steeplechase Cancer
Center at the Somerset Medical Center on Thursday, October 2 from 2 to 3
p.m. to help raise awareness about cancers affecting women. Later this
month, the gymnasts will headline Frosted Pink with a Twist, a dynamic
television special that joins members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics
team with Grammy-Award winning music talent in an effort to collaboratively
spotlight women's cancers.
"So many young women in our community have grown up admiring Shawn and
Shannon for their athletic success. We hope that they will bring their
mothers, sisters and grandmothers with them on Oct. 2 not only to see their
heroes in person, but to learn more about what they can do to prevent
cancer and ways they can help identify cancer at its earliest, most
treatable stages," said Katrina Losa, director of The Steeplechase Cancer
Center.
The free event was made possible through the support of sanofi-aventis
U.S. and is open to the public. Space is limited. Pre-registration is
required by calling 908-685-2525.
Frosted Pink with a Twist, airing on ABC on Oct. 12 from 4 to 6 p.m.,
encourages women that when it comes to women's cancer, What You Do Matters;
and to get the facts about cancer, share their feelings and experiences to
learn from each other, and to prepare for the future by arming themselves
with knowledge about cancer risks.
Johnson and Miller are also currently participating in the nationwide
2008 Tour of Gymnastics Superstars through mid-November.
Johnson won a gold medal on the balance beam in the Summer Olympics in
Beijing and silver in the women's individual all-around competition. She
was the 2007 all-around World Champion and the 2007 and 2008 U.S.
all-around champion.
Miller is one of the most decorated American gymnasts. She won gold on
the balance beam at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and team gold as one
of the Magnificent 7 that defeated the Russian gymnastics team for the
first time. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, she won the silver in
the all-around competition, silver on the balance beam, bronze in the floor
exercise, bronze on the uneven bars and bronze in the team competition.
The Steeplechase Cancer Center at Somerset Medical Center, which opened
in 2007, offers outpatient cancer care services, including the
sanofi-aventis Breast Care Program, radiation oncology services, infusion
therapy, clinical research studies, oncologists' offices, nutritional
counseling, patient navigator services, complementary medicine services and
the sanofi-aventis Wellness Boutique. For more information, visit
steeplechasecancercenter.com.
Sanofi-aventis U.S. is the presenting sponsor of Frosted Pink with a
Twist and is a U.S. affiliate of sanofi-aventis, a leading global
pharmaceutical company, that discovers, develops and distributes
therapeutic solutions to help improve the lives of patients. Sanofi-aventis
is listed in Paris (EURONEXT: SAN) and in New York (NYSE: SNY). For more
information, visit: http://www.sanofi-aventis.us or http://www.sanofi-aventis.com
Contact: Kathleen Roberts
(908) 595-2319
SOURCE Somerset Medical Center
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Related links:
http://www.sanofi-aventis.com
http://www.sanofi-aventis.us
http://www.steeplechasecancercenter.com
CONTACT:
Kathleen Roberts, +1-908-595-2319, of
Somerset Medical Center
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