CHICAGO (March 21, 2018) – On Sunday, the Loyola University Chicago men's soccer team will step away from the field for a day during its spring season to take part in a Pure Barre Give class in Chicago's Streeterville neighborhood.  The Ramblers will be helping raise funds for the Northwestern Memorial Hospital Stem Cell Transplant Program. 
 
"Our student-athletes, and staff are extremely excited to participate in Sunday's Pure Barre Give event," Loyola head men's soccer coach Neil Jones commented.  "It will be a great opportunity to have our players get a new, and unique work out, while also raising money that will directly benefit people who have a history of blood disorders."
 
The Northwestern Memorial Hospital Stem Cell Transplant Treatment Program benefits people with a history of blood disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelofibrosis, and myelodysplastic syndrome who have undergone a stem cell transplant. Funds directly benefit stem cell transplant patients by assisting with medication copays, transportation costs, financial hardships related to treatment and recovery, as well as survivorship programs to promote the overall well-being of stem cell transplant patients after they have completed treatment. 
 
Pure Barre is a total body workout that uses the ballet barre to perform small, isometric movements, which burn fat, sculpt muscles and create long, lean physiques.
 
"A big part of our Men's Soccer program here at Loyola, is developing our student-athletes as students, soccer players, and as men," Jones concluded.  "Sunday will be another great step forward in allowing our players to grow as Chicago and Loyola community members."