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 Nominations will be accepted until noon Thursday, June 30. Three
nominees will be selected in a random drawing later that afternoon.
Because the selection is a random drawing, people are welcome to
nominate women from previous years who weren’t chosen.
People can mail their nominations to Super Survivor, c/o Memorial
Medical Center Foundation, 701 N. First St., Mail Code 61,
Springfield, IL 62781, or email them to
beaware@mhsil.com.
People can also nominate someone by going to the Super Survivors
page at BeAwareWomensFair.com.
Each Super Survivor will receive a makeover including a visit to BJ
Grand Salon and Spa the day before and the morning of the Be Aware
Women’s Fair, free admission to the women’s fair, a new outfit to
unveil the day of the event and other gifts.
Memorial’s seventh annual Be Aware Women’s Fair will run from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Orr Building on the Illinois
State Fairgrounds.
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.
Admission to the Be Aware Women’s Fair is $4. Proceeds from
Memorial’s Be Aware Women’s Fair will go toward the foundation’s
breast cancer patient assistance fund, which provides financial
assistance to breast cancer patients for items or services that can
help meet basic needs, decrease stress or improve the healing
process, such as compression gloves, wigs or premade meals.
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An estimated 100 booths featuring local exhibitors will cover a wide
range of topics, including finance, fitness, health, beauty,
fashion, home decoration, education and nutrition.
The event will again feature numerous health screenings, including
blood pressure, cholesterol, body fat and bone density.
The American Cancer Society will hold its annual Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer walk that same day at the Illinois State
Fairgrounds. All registered walkers will receive free admission to
Memorial’s Be Aware Women’s Fair.
Registration for the walk begins at 8 a.m. at the Commodities
Pavilion, just west of the Grandstand. An opening program begins at
9 a.m. at the pavilion, with the walk to follow through the
Department of Natural Resources area. The closing ceremony will be
held about 10:45 a.m. on the stage at the Be Aware Women’s Fair.
For more information, visit BeAwareWomensFair.com or the event’s
Facebook page at Facebook.com/MemorialsBeAwareWomensFair.
[Michael Leathers, Memorial Health
Systems]
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