SPRINGFEST 2013 “Fun Fitness Education Entertainment”

Excellence Girls’ Club, Incorporated hosted SPRINGFEST on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 10am to 8pm at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex.  The SPRINGFEST was a fundraiser to support our four sites on the Southside and the Peninsula.   Activities included a health education, awareness and screenings area hosted by Miss Virginia, Rosemary Willis and family and children’s activities area hosted by Miss Virginia’s Outstanding Pre-teen, Samariah Cordew.  Additional activities included a Zumbathon hosted by internationally aclaimed zumba instructor Alexis Perkins, local and regional talent, retail vendors, and special guest appearances including retired WNBA player Andrea Stinson (Charlotte Sting and Detroit Shock).

The 2013  EGC advocacy project held annually the organization’s 7^th, will support Women Veterans.  Each attendee of the festival was asked to bring a personal and/or toiletry item to donate to Women Veterans to be distributed by the Hampton Veterans Administration.  Attendees will also have the opportunity to write thank you letters and make Mother’s Day cards for women veterans.