Heart Association's Health and Wellness Fair

Today I found myself in old stomping ground at the House of Hope where I had once covered several stories. This is not a normal house though. The mega-church on the far south side of Chicago can seat over 10-thoudsand members. It is a predominately African America church. And for the American Heart Association, it is one of the best places to reach out to those who are more likely to become afflicted by stroke and heart disease. I, along with our Miss Illinois International and Miss Teen International,  we invited to help.  The AHA held a huge Health and Wellness Fair during the day which was followed by a gospel concert. More than 4 K people came out and Season, Megan and I had the chance to meet with them and hope they will leave with a bit of heart health knowledge.

Details, Details...much ado about CASA

Tonight I met up with our fantastic CASA Executive Director Terri Zenner Greenburg and the fabulous Communications Director,Joanie Bayhack.  These women are beyond words and so dedicated. Joanie spent years fundraising for the Chicago PBS. I feel like we are old friends. We met with the auctioneer for the upcoming annual fundraising event and went over the many last minute details of auction items and how to let the evening unfold. Details, details!! Fingers crossed we made some good decisions for the kids of CASA and those who will spend the night helping up help them..

Here is Terri and our Gala Auctioneer