Published November 12. 2014 11:00PM
Northampton Community College
Spartan Sprint benefits needy students
NCC will hold the Spartan Sprint 5K challenge with registration at 8 a.m. and the race at 9 a.m.on Nov. 15 at the Main Campus. Participants may walk or run the fast, flat 5K course on paved surfaces.Free t-shirts will be given to the first 100 participants.
Proceeds will be used to establish a rainy-day fund for NCC students in crisis. Call 610-861-4145 fo rinformation.
Moravian College
Tworkowsi to speak on depression
Jamie Tworkowski, founder of the non-profit organization "To Write Love on Her Arms", will speak on depression and suicide prevention at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 in Foy Concert Hall, Priscilla Payne Hurd Campus. The free talk is open to the public.
The TWLOHA movement is dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide.
Tworkowski has been interviewed by NBC Nightly News, CNN, MTV, and Spin Magazine.