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Show support for the Go Red For Women movement and enjoy a fun night out at “A Night in Red” girls’ night out event on November 16, 6-9 p.m., at the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center. Co- chairs are Stephanie Shaw and Michele Clarke.
Sponsors of “A Night Out in Red” include Ingalls Shipbuilding, Singing River Health System, Beach View Dental, Memorial Hospital at Gulfport, Southern Mississippi Heart Center, Merit Health, and The Dermatology Clinic.
The event will educate women on the importance
of their own heart health and the role they can play in helping reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke in their homes, places of business and communities. There will also be glitz, glam, pampering, food/ beverages, music, exhibit booths, and a fashion show highlighting local survivors.
Go Red For Women is the American Heart Association’s nationwide movement to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Go Red celebrates the energy, passion, and power that we have to band together and wipe out heart disease and stroke, the number 1 and number 5 killers of both women and men in America.
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Real Men Wear pink
Supporting Making Strides Walk
story by Lynn Lofton
photo courtesy of American Cancer Society
In its second year, twenty prominent area men are taking a stand against breast cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk through participation in the
Real Men Wear Pink campaign. They will conduct fundraising and awareness efforts for the Making Strides walk that takes place October 21, at 9 a.m., at the Biloxi Town Green.
Each Ambassador commits to raising a minimum of $2,500.00 and agrees to wear pink every day in October. Eight of last years’ Ambassadors are returning and 12 new men are joining them.
This year’s Ambassadors include John Carter, J. Carter Real Estate; Wade Howk, Boomtown Casino; Kipp Greggory, SuperTalk Radio; Rick Spaulding, Ingalls Shipbuilding; Chief Keith Davis; Department of Marine Resources; Robby D’Angelo, Author, Health and Fitness Coach; Coach Ronnie Cuevas, Plexus Worldwide; Chris Hebert, Self-employed; Herb Gee, IP Casino Resort and Spa; Casey Eure, Eure Properties; Chief Tim Hendricks, Pass Christian Police Department; Bob Merchent, Retired from Ingalls Shipbuilding; John Fitzhugh, Sun Herald; Mark Davis, Davis and Crump Attorneys; Joe Elizalde, Joe Elizalde Enterprises; Vernon Mangum, The Quantum-Delta Institute; Alex Le, Merit Health Biloxi; Mark Smith, Chemours-DeLisle Plant; Alan Belcher,
Alan Belcher MMA Club; and Justin Skinner, Mississippi Power.
Register at makingstrideswalk.org/msgulfcoast 228.896.8936
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WOMEN CAN ENJOY
“A Night Out in Red”
Michele Clarke Stephanie Shaw
“A Night Out in Red” November 16, 6 – 9 p.m.
Lynn Meadows Discovery Center
246 Dolan Ave., Gulfport 228.604.5318
NOVEMBER 16
story by Lynn Lofton photos by Don Hupp
Real Men Wear Pink attending Ambassadors at the Making Strides Kick Off Party.