October is Disability Employment Awareness month

October is Disability Employment Awareness month. This year we will have two events to recognize the talents and contributions of the disabled workforce to include a Run 4 Life to honor cancer survivors and warriors. The Run 4 Life event will take



By US AFRICOM Public Affairs U.S. AFRICOM Public Affairs STUTTGART, Germany Sep 30, 2010
October is Disability Employment Awareness month. This year we will have two events to recognize the talents and contributions of the disabled workforce to include a Run 4 Life to honor cancer survivors and warriors. The Run 4 Life event will take place at Husky Field at Patch on Friday, 1 Oct 10, from 1800-2400. Run4Life Event Schedule: 4:00 PM Pre-Event Activities 4:00 - 4:10 Irish Step Dancers 4:10 - 4:15 Audience Games/DJ (Music) 4:15 - 4:25 Patch Cheer Team 4:25 - 4:50 Audience Games/DJ (Music) 4:50 - 5:00 USAG Stuttgart K-9 Unit 5:00 PM Pre-Event Activities 5:00 - 5:10 CYS SKIES Dance Team 5:10 - 5:20 CYS SKIES Dance Team #2 5:20 - 5:40 Autumn Falls –Guitar group (Instrumental) 5:40 - 5:50 Patch Cheer Team/Cross-fit Warm-Up 5:50 - 6:00 Prep Audience for Beginning of Opening Ceremony/DJ (Music) 6:00 PM Opening Ceremony 6:00 – 6:05 Welcome 6:05 – 6:15 Presentation of Colors & National Anthem 6:15 – 6:20 Invocation 6:20 – 6:25 Opening Remarks by Garrison Commander 6:25 – 6:30 Remarks by Liz Cruicksahnk, Cancer Support Group 6:25 – 6:30 Luminaria Ceremony (Patch High School Chorus) 6:30 – 6:45 Cancer Warriors Lap (song selected by cancer warriors-DJ) 6:45 – 7:00 Teams Lap (Patch High School Choir) 7:00 – Midnight Run 4 Life – Walk/Run and Activities 7:00 PM Kids Care! 7:00 - 7:10 CYS SKIES Dance Team #3 7:10 - 7:20 Capoeira - Martial Arts Demonstration 7:20 - 7:30 Youth Cheer Team 7:30 - 8:00 Audience Game/DJ (Music) 8:00 – 8:15 Wicked Hips Tribal-Belly Dancing 8:15 PM BAND BAND PERFORMANCE BY MaxFracas 10:30 PM DANCE, DANCE, DANCE! Audience Games/DJ (Music) 11:00 PM OLDIES MUSIC/TEAM CHALLENGE! Audience Games/DJ (Music) 12 Midnight Closing Remarks - MC
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