{"id":39877,"date":"2012-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/02\/15\/meet-walk-and-roll-captain-ben-herink\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T20:37:45","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T01:37:45","slug":"meet-walk-and-roll-captain-ben-herink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2012\/02\/15\/meet-walk-and-roll-captain-ben-herink\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Walk and Roll Captain Ben Herink"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>Today we get to know Ben Herink, captain of the 2012 Walk and Roll for Disabilities, which will be held Sunday at Westroads Mall and supports recreation programs at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for adults with disabilities. <\/p>\n<p><TABLE border=\"0\" width=\"250\" cellspacing=\"10\" align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/BenWR212.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" alt=\"picture disc.\"><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n<TD><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:7pt;line-height:150%\">Ben Herink<\/span><br \/>\n<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><B>Name:<\/B> Ben Herink, son of Jay and Deb Herink<\/p>\n<p><B>Age:<\/B> 33<\/p>\n<p><B>Education\/Occupation:<\/B> Ben attended Omaha North High School and works at Mosaic Vocational Workshop.<\/p>\n<p><B>Favorite Past-time:<\/B> Thursday evening adult recreation therapy program, funded by the Meyer Foundation for Disabilities. 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