I had the pleasure of covering the 10th Annual Go Red for Women Luncheon.  Sponsored by Macy’s, this wonderful event hosted over 400 guests from all over Orlando.  Courageous survivors brought their stories of how heart disease affected their lives and gave us inspiration to lead a healther lifestyle.   Since heart disease and stroke is the No. 1 killer of women, we can all put to good use the tips that we learned at the luncheon.

I had so much fun meeting all of the women who came out to support the fight against heart disease.  This was my first time attending, but it definitely won’t be the last.  If you missed this year’s fabulous event, you still have a chance to make a change by visiting GoRedForWomen.org

Since 1995, the team at Hebni Nutrition Consultants have made it their sole purpose to educate high-risk, culturally diverse populations about nutrition strategies to prevent diet-related diseases. This year, they have taken this mission one step further with the launch of the The Fresh Stop Bus. With the help of their community partners, Florida Hospital, Orange County Government, Winter Park Health Foundation and the Florida Department of Health, they built this specially outfitted mobile produce market to service needy communities in and around the Orlando area.

Many of the Hebni Nutrition visitors live in food deserts, areas without easy access to fresh and nutritious foods.   Knowing the difficulty that their clients have faced to implement healthy eating into their lifestyle, they have extended themselves directly to their neighborhoods through the Fresh Stop.

I was proud to be one of the many media outlets covering this grand opening on December 5, 2015.  There were may special guests including Mayor Buddy Dyer, who spoke on how lucky the city of Orlando is to have an organization who cared enough about the deserving communities who lacked access to proper nutrition.  Keep watch for their bus route and make sure to support!

I  photographed this year’s  Heel Hearts.  The campaign is a unique event focused on “Breaking the Silence of Heart Disease”.   It is a free Health and Beautify fair hosted by members of the Kingdom Generation Church.

 

This year’s campaign featured:

Zumba fitness class by Tia B.
Presentation on heart health and disease prevention by Dr. LaKeidra
A healthy food seminar by Chef Waldron Kelly of 3D catering
…and many more.

Chef Kelly also provided a delicious lunch for the attendees & Heel Hearts collected several shoe donations for the Harbor House of Central Florida.

Saturday, February 9, 2013

10am

Winter Park Community Center

721 New England Avenue

Winter Park, FL 32789

Please come out to support this great organization!

 

Sponsors/Participants:

Shawn Davis of Dotcha i Artistry
Zumba Fitness by Tia
Lavishly You
CMJ Resource and Development group, Inc.
Oni Luxurious hair extensions
City of Winter Park Florida
Harbor House of Central Florida
Care Plus
Kingdom Generation Church