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Sponsor Packages
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Why the LifeStyle Festival?
Health fair - St. Thomas
Projected Attendance: 1,000+
Five percent of the proceeds will be donated to a
public school on the island to assist with Educational needs.
Another five percent of the proceeds will be donated to the
American Diabetes Association to assist with diabetes research.
Cancer is a chronic disease that is the second leading cause of death in both the United States and the Virgin Islands.
The Cancer Facts and Figures 2003 from the American Cancer Society states, “cancer accounts for one in every five
deaths in the United States, and one in every three Americans alive today will eventually develop cancer.” The
mortality data in the Virgin Islands mirror national trends, with Breast and Prostate cancers being the most common for
female and male deaths due to cancer.
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) do not exist in the Virgin Islands. Medicaid managed care is also nonexistent
in the territory. The Government of the Virgin Islands, as the largest employer, offers health insurance
coverage to its employees. Health insurance fees and increased costs of health insurance continue to be a barrier for
low-income families.
Diabetes in the VI affects more Black and Hispanic residents and is more common in older adults and persons with
lower education and income levels.
The Goal of the LifeStyle Festival is to promote healthy lifestyles in conjunction with a music festival as a motivational
tool. A festival that is economically viable, socially responsible which can positively impact and improve the lives of the
entire USVI community. We will also promote the US Virgin Islands as a wonderful travel destination.
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