HealthLinks Upstate May-Aug 2023

10 | www.Ups tatePhys i c i ansSC . com | www.Hea l thL i nksUps tate. com JULY 14 Ride to end ALZ A three-day, 252-mile group cycling ride from Simpsonville to Charleston to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. To learn more: act.alz.org. JUNE 10 Rock the Ranch Music Festival 1 p.m. 155 Charlie B Farm Road, Senaca Rock the Ranch brings you a live music festival benefiting The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Shriners Hospital for Children. The Ranch revives its 70s roots, when they hosted such bands as Fleetwood Mac, ZZ Top, The Marshall Tucker Band and more. Headlining this year’s festival is The Band of Heathens, and Rock the Ranch is adding to the lineup. To learn more: rocktheranchmusicfest.com. JULY 1 America's 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run 8 a.m. Anderson County Courthouse 100 Main St. Starting at the Courthouse Square, this rolling and hilly, in-andout course is sure to challenge. Proceeds from this event go to Operation Active Kids O.A.K. Program of Anderson. To learn more: runsignup.com/Race/SC/Anderson/Americas5K. JUNE 8-11 BMW Charity Pro-Am 7 a.m. This golf tournament benefiting local charities brings together 160 celebrities and amateurs and 160 pros in a four-day match, played on two courses as they battle it out for bragging rights and a high-stakes purse. Proceeds benefit Gibbs Cancer Center & Research Institute, Roper Mountain Science Center, Mobile Meals of Spartanburg, Meyer Center for Special Children and Cancer Society of Greenville County. To learn more: bmwgroup-werke.com/spartanburg/en/charity-golf.html AUGUST 8 Mobile Mammography Immediate Care Center 3611 Pelham Road, Greenville Mobile mammography makes lifesaving mammograms available to women who may not have access to care because they lack time, transportation, insurance coverage or awareness. You are eligible for a mobile mammogram if you: are a woman age 40 or older; not pregnant or breastfeeding; can walk up the mammography unit’s stairs; do not have a history of cancer; and have no breast implants or current signs or symptoms of the breast. To schedule an appointment, call 864-560-7777 AUGUST 24 C. Dan Joyner Mission Backpack 5K and Walk Race 8 a.m. AUGUST 5 Run 2 Overcome 6 a.m. This run benefits The Julie Valentine Center, whose mission is to stop sexual violence and child abuse through prevention and advocacy. To learn more: runsignup.com/Race/SC/Greenville/Run2Overcome. The 8th annual C. Dan Joyner Mission Backpack 5K race and walk is a family event that features bounce houses, sprinklers, bubbles and a special visit by the Peanut Butter and Jelly Man. 5K and Walk Race participants will gather downstairs at the Activities & Youth Ministry Center before heading out to the recreation fields and Swamp Rabbit Trail. To learn more: raceentry.com/c-dan-joyner-mission-backpack-5k-and-walk/race-information#!

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