BCU Hosts Eating Disorders Candlelight Vigil

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University will host an Eating Disorders Candlelight Vigil on April 16 at 7:00 p.m. in the Stark Center on campus.

“This event is to raise awareness that recovery from eating disorders is possible,” said Laurel Meine, LMHC, CADC, counselor at Briar Cliff University. “We hope the vigil will make people more aware of the recovery tools available.”

The vigil is in conjunction with the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorder (ANAD) and co-sponsored by WITCC and Morningside College.

ANAD seeks to provide a message of hopefulness, positive self-image, acceptance of others, diversity and freedom of expression. Since 2002, ANAD has coordinated annual candlelight vigils across the nation to increase awareness of eating disorders.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 26 states, Bosnia, Canada, Ecuador and Pakistan.  Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion.