Page 22 - South Mississippi Living - September, 2019

COASTNOTES RACE FOR
THE CURE story by Lynn Lofton
photos courtesy of Race for the Cure
September 7 is the date for the sixth Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Gulfport. The walk takes place in Jones Park beginning with registration at 7 a.m., a survivors’ breakfast at 7:30 and the official start of the walk at 8:30.
“Margaret McKenzie is serving as our honorary chairman to highlight the importance of early detection and the need to raise more funds for women who can not afford the recommended screenings,” said Catherine Young, senior vice president, Susan G. Komen Memphis-Mid South Mississippi.
BILOXI SEAFOOD
The Race for the Cure is the largest series of race/walks in the world and promotes breast health awareness and raises funds for screening, treatment and support service in local communities. There are incentives for top fundraiser, largest team, best pinked up person and more. In last year’s Coast race, there were 286 participants.
“From the money we have raised in the past five years,
we have been able to grant out $161,000 to free screenings, medication assistance, treatment and support service,” Young said. “Seventy-five percent of the funds raised are used on the Coast to provide these services.”
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story by Lynn Lofton
photo courtesy of Biloxi Seafood Festival
It’s time for the 38th annual Biloxi Seafood Festival, September 14 and 15 on the Biloxi Town Green.
The time for Saturday is 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. and on Sunday it’s 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Bill Raymond and Lauren McCrory are chairing this year’s event which has Miles Flatt and the Unfazed Showband as the headliner. Other musical entertainment includes Back Alley, Ty Taylor and Blackwater Brass.
A project of the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce, the chamber’s president Christen Duhé said, “For 38 years, the Biloxi Chamber has been serving up some of the freshest seafood at its annual Seafood Festival. Always held the second weekend in September, the festival offers everything you need for a good time: seafood, arts and craft vendors, every kind of food you can imagine on a stick, live music and so much more!”
Guests can also enjoy a small portion of a 200-foot poboy, cooked and built by Parkway Bakery & Tavern from New Orleans and Gollotts Fresh Catch in Biloxi.
From last year’s festival proceeds, the chamber awarded $29,243.33 in community support through small business and re-occupancy grants, scholarships, nonprofit grants and military support along with community sponsorships.