Be on the look-out for firefighters in pink. St. George firefighters are again taking part in the “Care Enough to Wear Pink” campaign.

From Tuesday, October 25 through Thursday, October 27, St. George firefighters will swap their “station blues” for specially designed pink tees. It’s all for breast cancer awareness.

The t-shirts are also available for purchase for $15. Proceeds will go to Women's Hospital. 

To order your shirt, call (225)  454-6550, drop by the offices at 14141 Airline Hwy, Building 1 Suite H, or email Victoria Frosch at vefrosch@stgeorgefire.com.

You may also download an informational flyer from the website at www.stgeorgefire.com.

Sizes Med and XXXL are currently backordered, but all other sizes are on hand for immediate delivery.

It was standing-room only at the "Wigs, Martinis, and Bow Ties" event on Friday, Oct. 7. At the event which was held at the Shaw Center downtown, guests were asked to bring a wig to donate to Cancer Services of Greater Baton Rouge.

It was sponsored by the La Capitale Chapter of the Links. The members honored their Link sister, Lynn Dickerson, who recently died from breast cancer.

The event was chaired by Paula Clayton under the direction of President Jacqui Vines, who is senior vice president and general manager of Cox Greater Louisiana.

For more information, go to www.lacapitalelinksinc.org.

BATON ROUGE, September 26 – Louisiana Center for Health Equity (LCHE), in partnership with BREC and Our Lady of the Lake College, hosted its second annual “Your Community Health is Wealth” Fair in Baton Rouge on September  24. 

Youth performers displayed their talents singing, dancing and stomping to music of their choice.  Hundreds gathered to watch the performances as the youth displayed their talents and to take advantage of the various resources available to them.  Youth participated in hula hoop and jumping rope competition and other activities as fun ways to exercise and increase physical fitness.

The health fair, which was free and open to the public, took place at BREC’s Howell Community Park. There were over 30 information booths, as well as, health, dental and vision screenings, and HIV testing.