|
 Nominations will be accepted now through July 1. 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 selected.
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 visiting 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 ninth annual Be Aware Women’s Fair will run from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 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 $5. Proceeds from
Memorial’s Be Aware Women’s Fair 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 BeAware WomensFair.com
[Michael Leathers, Memorial Health
Systems] |
