Nominations will be accepted until July 19 and can be made online at
https://www.memorialmedical.com/
womens-fair/Makeover.aspx.Nominations can also be made by
mail to Super Survivor, c/o Memorial Medical Center Foundation, 701
N. First St., Springfield, IL 62781; or by email to
beaware@mhsil.com.
Three nominees will be selected in a random drawing on July 22.
Each will receive a makeover including a visit to
BJ Grand Salon the day
before and on the morning of the Be Aware Women's Fair, free
admission to the women's fair, a new outfit to unveil on the day of
the event, and other gifts.
Nominations must include the following information: nominator's
name and phone number; nominee's name, age and phone number; and a
brief explanation of how the nominee's cancer journey has been
inspirational to those around her.
Nominees will be notified by phone on July 25.
Memorial's fourth annual Be Aware Women's Fair will run from 9
a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Orr Building on the
Illinois State Fairgrounds.
At the Be Aware Women's Fair, there will be dozens of booths with
local exhibitors who will cover a wide range of topics, including
clothing, finance, fitness, health, beauty, fashion, home
decoration, education and nutrition. The fair will again feature a
wide range of health screenings, including blood pressure,
cholesterol, body fat and bone density.
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Admission to the event is $4. An online
coupon (PDF) offering a $1 discount is available at
BeAwareWomensFair.com.
Proceeds from Memorial's Be Aware Women's Fair will go toward a
mammography patient assistance fund. Free "mocktails" will be served
at stations throughout the Orr Building, and women can choose to
contribute to a tip jar. Tips will go toward the patient assistance
fund.
The American Cancer Society will host its annual
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk that same day at the
Illinois State Fairgrounds. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the
Commodities Pavilion, just west of the Grandstand. The walk begins
at 9 a.m. at the pavilion and goes through the Department of Natural
Resources area. All registered walkers will receive free admission
to Memorial's Be Aware Women's Fair.
For more information, visit
BeAwareWomensFair.com or the event's Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/
MemorialsBeAwareWomensFair.
[Text from file received from
Memorial Medical Center]
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