Press Release

Calendar Listing/Community Bulletin
Contact: Kaylyn Kendall Dines
www.umdnj.edu
(973) 972-7276

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Physician at UMDNJ Sponsors Climb-a-Thon and Outreach Day Activity

A physician at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) who established a rock-climbing program for children with physical disabilities is seeking individuals to participate in a "Climb-a-Thon and Outreach Day." The activity will be held on Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the START Indoor Climbing Wall, Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus.

The event will benefit Peak Potential, Inc., a non-profit organization founded by Dr. JenFu Cheng, a medical resident in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. Peak Potential, Inc. offers free rock-climbing sessions designed for children with neurological, muscular and skeletal disorders such as cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy.

The program is held twice a week for children between ages three and 15. Assisted by a team of trained volunteers, the children wear harnesses and climb an indoor rock. Although the New Jersey Rock Gym donates time at the gym to the program, additional sessions are necessary to serve a greater number of children. For more information, please contact Dr. JenFu Cheng at (973) 731-0374.

CALENDAR LISTING/COMMUNITY BULLETIN

WHAT: Peak Potential Volunteers Seek Participants for "Climb-a-Thon and Outreach Day"
WHEN: Saturday, September 28, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WHERE: START Indoor Rock Climbing Wall, Garden State Plaza Shopping Mall, Paramus, New Jersey

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