The Jump Start Foundation will be holding their Second Annual Individual and Relay Triathlon on Sunday, June 26, 2005, at Hofstra University. All proceeds will be donated to Mercy Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which provides intensive medical care for premature and sick newborn babies.

The triathlon events include a 225 yard indoor pool swim, followed by an eight mile bike course, followed by a three mile run - all on the beautiful campus and botanical gardens of Division I Hofstra University. The event will begin at 7AM - individual walk-in registrations are accepted until 7:15am. All ages, 9 to 99, are welcome. Tax-deductible donation is $45 before June 19 and $50 after June 19. Reduced donations will apply for two and three person teams. Awards will be handed out for Individual and Relay winners. To find out more on how to register, please visit the Jump Start website at www.jumpstartfoundation.org; register online at Active.com; or call Dr. Colantonio at 516-746-3310.

Mercy Medical Center is a 387-bed hospital in the heart of Long Island’s vibrant south shore offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. Its facilities include the regional home of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Mercy has become particularly well known in such areas as maternity, orthopedic surgery, endoscopy, cancer care, acute inpatient rehabilitation and behavioral health services.