Frazier Rehab Hosts Summer Fest and Annual Larosa Loop Fundraiser - Archived

 

(Louisville, Ky) -- Local families will enjoy some fun at Frazier Rehab Institute’s Summer Fest on Saturday, June 7, 2014. The day will begin with the Larosa Loop, an annual non-competitive run/walk/wheel fundraising event that supports Frazier Rehab’s pediatric care for children coping with disabling illnesses and injuries.

 

Other activities of the day include a vendor’s village with 34 companies showcasing their information and items, a cakewalk, carnival games, basket raffles and corn hole.

 

WHAT:           Frazier Rehab Summer Fest and Larosa Loop

 

WHEN:           Saturday, June 7, 2014
                    9 a.m. to noon

WHERE:         Frazier Rehab Institute
                    220 Abraham Flexner Way

 

OPPORTUNITIES:

• Photos and video of Larosa Loop participants walking, rolling and running
• Photos and video of local families participating in Summer Fest activities including carnival games and more
• Interviews with attendees
• Interviews with Cathy Spalding, director of operations, Frazier Rehab Institute and Matt Williams, director, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Foundation

                       

MORE:

The Larosa Loop honors the memory of Dr. Ethel Larosa-Klemens, a pediatric physical medicine and rehabilitation physician who passed away on October 26, 2006 after a 15-month battle with cancer.

 

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