INDIANAPOLIS — A Zumba dance fitness session — open to the public Friday, April 11 at the University of Indianapolis — will support an effort to construct a middle school in the impoverished African nation of Ghana. UIndy Assistant Professor Jodie Ferise and a group of students will travel to Ashaiman, Ghana, in May to tutor young students there and assist in the completion of a middle school to serve children from a slum area. The group is working to raise $10,000, primarily to cover materials and local labor to construct a roof on the school building.
Friday’s “Raise the Roof” event begins at 7 p.m. in UIndy’s Ruth Lilly Fitness Center, 1400 E. Hanna Ave. Admission is $10 at the door, which covers 90 minutes of workout time led by a local instructor. Other attractions will include refreshments and door prizes.
Donations for the project also are accepted online at www.uindy.edu/giving. The online form allows contributors to specify that their amount is intended for “Precious Words Africa.”
For further information, contact Dr. Ferise at ferisej@uindy.edu.