Mike HuckabeeIF YOU GO
• What: Wellness Summit• When: 7 p.m. June 10; 8 a.m.-7 p.m. June 11• Cost: $149.• Special guest: Mike Huckabee speaks at 7 p.m. on June 11; cost for the Huckabee event only is $29.• Information: www.southern.edu/wellness/wellnesssummit
Former Arkansas governor and Fox News host Mike Huckabee will speak at a Chattanooga-area wellness event next month, talking about how he lost 110 pounds and ran four marathons after he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
The former Republican presidential candidate will headline the first Wellness Summit at Southern Adventist University on June 10-11.
“He is an amazing motivator and speaker,” said Phil Garver, dean of the School of Physical Education, Health & Wellness at Southern. “He is someone who is credible and can connect personally with the community.”
Garver said he first heard Huckabee speak at a wellness event five or six years ago, before he ran for president or began hosting his own show on Fox News.