Sep 24 2016
Walk-A-Thon

Walk-A-Thon

Presented by The Flint Area (MI) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated at Mott Community College

Links Walk-A-Thon  September 24, 2016 in memory of Celia Turner 

The Flint Area (MI) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated will hold its annual Walk-A-Thon on Saturday, September 24, 2016. The registration begins at 9 a.m., at the Pappas Presidential Conference Center, 1401 East Court Street, on the campus of Mott Community College. The walk will begin at 9:30 a.m. The registration fee for the event is $10.

According to Reta Stanley, president of the Flint Area Chapter of The Links  “We are honored to host this annual Walk-A-Thon in memory of our Link sister, Celia M. Turner. Health and walking were two of her passions. This event promotes walking as a healthy pastime and we encourage all ages to join us.”  Participants can walk 2 miles or 1 mile. 

Celia M. Turner served as a Mott Community College Trustee from 2003-2011. She was a dedicated member of the NAACP and an active member of the Flint Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Locally Turner volunteered with Big Brothers Big Sisters and the United Negro College Fund. She was a member of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church for over 30 years. She passed February 27, 2011 at the age of 57. 

The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of 14,000 professional women of color in 276 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. It is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry.

The Flint Area Chapter was chartered in 1979 and has 29 active members and nine alumnae members. The president of the Flint Area (MI) Chapter, Inc., of the Links is Reta Stanley. The Links, Incorporated also focus on education, cultural enrichment, health, wellness, civic involvement and the arts.

For more information please contact Lennetta Coney at 810.762-0269

Admission Info

$10

Phone: 762-0269

Email: wandda4links@yahoo.com

Dates & Times

2016/09/24 - 2016/09/24

Location Info

Mott Community College

1401 E. Court Street, Flint, Michigan 48503