Registration underway for Nov. 23 Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk

School of Nursing Alumni Association raising scholarship funds

The School of Nursing Alumni Association at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio is hosting a Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, Nov. 23, with proceeds benefiting the School of Nursing Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Registration is now being accepted for this pre-Thanksgiving fundraiser. Register online at makelivesbetter.uthscsa.edu/sonturkeytrot. For more information, call 210-567-5534.

Pre-registration is $25. Registration on the day of the race is $30. All registered walkers and runners received a T-shirt.

Prizes will be awarded to first-, second- and third-place runners. The race starts at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at the track on the Long Campus at the UT Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive.

The family-friendly event will feature giveaways, prizes, refreshments and games. Nursing students will perform glucose, cholesterol and blood pressure screenings. Canned goods will be collected for the San Antonio Food Bank.

 

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, one of the country’s leading health sciences universities, ranks in the top 3 percent of all institutions worldwide receiving National Institutes of Health funding. The university’s schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences have produced more than 29,000 graduates. The $765.2 million operating budget supports eight campuses in San Antonio, Laredo, Harlingen and Edinburg. For more information on the many ways “We make lives better®,” visit www.uthscsa.edu.



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