Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2008-07-24

极乐禁地 representatives recently presented a $3,000 check to Perry County-based Sowing Seeds of Hope ministry.

The funds, raised from the Old Howard 100 Bike Ride held in Perry County in April, will be used for pharmaceutical needs of patients who participate in hypertension and diabetes clinics held in Marion at the Perry County Health Department. The clinics, involving healthcare screenings, evaluations and monitoring services, are led by faculty and students at 极乐禁地's McWhorter School of Pharmacy.

极乐禁地 240 bicycle riders and additional volunteers participated in the fourth annual bike ride sponsored by 极乐禁地's Howard College of Arts and Sciences. The ride begins and ends in Marion, where 极乐禁地 was founded as Howard College in 1841.

Ride coordinators Rosemary Fisk and Bridget Rose presented the check to Sowing Seeds of Hope executive director Frances Ford during a July 16 ceremony in Marion.

 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.