Shannon Miller to Speak at Fundraising Event in Abilene

ABILENE, TX. — Seven time Olympic gold medalist and cancer survivor, Shannon Miller, will join a gymnastics clinic with Gymnastics Sports Center on Sept. 25 to encourage the children to set goals and to take pictures with the participants. The clinic will cost $25 per child and limited spots are available. According to a the organization’s press release, Miller has also agreed to participate in the Alliance for Women and Children’s 11th Annual Fall Luncheon on Sept. 26 at the Abilene Civic Center, located at 1100 N 6th St, in Abilene, TX.

Photo shows 7-time Olympic gold medalist and cancer survivor, Shannon Miller, speaking to a British Interviewer on the Red Carpet at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

The purpose of the Alliance for Women and Children’s mission is to provide quality programs to empower all women and children by educating and assisting women to be health conscious and self sufficient and providing a nurturing and safe environment for school-aged children. Sponsors who made Miller’s appearance possible are Suddenlink Communications, Abilene Reporter-News, Steve Arthur Family Foundation, Dodge Jones Foundation, Dian Graves Owen Foundation, Ruby Shelton, Dr. Virginia Boyd Connally among other sponsors.

Watch Shannon Miller interview at the London 2012 Olympics

Miller holds the distinction of being the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast. She has won 59 international and 49 national competition medals, more than half of them gold. She is the only U.S. gymnast to win two World All-Around Titles and she is the first American female to medal in the individual all-around of a non-boycotted Olympics. Her tally of five medals (two silver, three bronze) at the 1992 Olympics was the most medals won by a U.S. athlete in any sport at the time. If you would like to book Olympic medal winners like Shannon Miller for a speaking engagement, charity fundraiser or special event, you can request Shannon Miller agent and speaker fees at Sports Speakers 360. For booking agent and appearance fee information, call 1.855.303.5450.