Page 14 - South Mississippi Living - April, 2023

COAST NOTE
story by Lynn Lofton
photo courtesy of Pink Heart Funds
The Ribbon Walk befitting the Pink Heart Funds and the Oncology Fund takes place April 29 at the Town Green in Long Beach. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the walk at 8 a.m. on the 5K-certified course.
Brenda Long and JoAn Nicely, both active cancer fund raisers, joined forces to establish a walk to benefit patients and The Ribbon Walk was started. Funds are split between the two organizations.
“There is such a need,” Long said. “Because we help with all types of cancer and there is a different color ribbon for each type of cancer, I just felt like The Ribbon Walk was a perfect name because it helps all patients with all types of cancer.”
The Oncology Fund provides gas cards, medication and other needs to patients and Pink Heart Funds provides free wigs, breast prosthetics, bras and lymphedema sleeves to local cancer patients.
There will also be a silent auction and a Butterfly Release at 11 a.m. Butterflies can be purchased in honor or memory of loved ones.
Brenda Long, 228.547.9761 | www.pinkheartfunds.org
IN THE BAY
story and photos courtesy of Pirate Day in the Bay
Be sure to catch the 8th annual Pirate Day in the Bay,
a weekend celebration in Old Town Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, set for May 19-20. Organized by Mystic Krewe of the Seahorse, the event starts Friday at Pirate Central, where adult pirates gather for a light-hearted pirate invasion, pub-crawl, and scavenger hunt in the local eateries and bars.
Saturday is family-friendly w/cardboard boat races, a kids walking parade, a pirate costume contest for all ages, play zone, craft vendors, pirate invasion golf cart parade, live music by the “Top Cats,” and a fireworks finale at 9 p.m.
Pirate Day in the Bay was named a “Top 20 Event” by the Southeast Tourism Society and Mississippi Magazine’s 2021 Spring Festival “M-List” and 2022 Best of Travel Awards.
Most activities are free! See the full schedule of events at www.mkotsh.com.
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