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Mill Street is preparing to “go red” in support of the American Heart Association.
This will be the fourth annual year that the central business district of Bristol Borough will be participating in “Mill Street Goes Red.”
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Organizer Theresa Conejo explained that store owners on Mill Street would be dressing in red and decorating store fronts with red in order to spread the awareness spirit.
The “businesses, organizations, and residents of Mill Street, Bristol Borough, will wear red and distribute heart awareness literature and make the pledge to live a healthier life,” says an informational handout that was provided by Conejo at the meeting.
On Thursday, Feb. 5, the festivities will get kicked off with the “Go Red Dinner,” in honor of the late Ann Mignoni Mundy, a “longtime supporter of the “Go Red” movement.
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Residents from Bristol Borough, and those outside of the borough, are encouraged to visit Mill Street on Friday, Feb. 6 while wearing red to show support.
The “Go Red Dinner” is being held at Cesare’s Ristorante on Radcliffe Street, and starts with a cash bar opening at 7:30 p.m. According to information made available at the meeting, the dinner will start at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $50 per person, and proceeds will go towards the American Heart/Stroke association.
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“Heart disease is the number one killer,” Conejo said. “We need to find out why this is so rampant with women.”
“It’s overwhelming. The solidarity I feel and the support I have gotten is beyond my expectations,” Conejo said as she explained that she doesn’t see the event going anywhere any time soon. “It’s something that they (Bristol Borough residents and merchants of Mill Street) have taken to heart,” Conejo explained.”
Local representatives are also taking up the mantle to spread awareness. According to Conejo, Bristol Borough Council President Ralph DiGuisseppe II and State Senator Tommy Tomlinson (R-6), along with three other local people of prominence, will be getting a red stripe dyed in their hair on Feb. 6 at the Color Fan/Addict Salon on Mill Street.
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“We’re just trying to create awareness. It’s all for a good cause,” Conejo explained.
Those interested in getting more information or tickets to the Go Red Dinner can contact Theresa Conejo at terrygored@yahoo.com (215-359-5557), or Mignoni Jewelry on Mill Street at 215 788 3243. The attire for dinner should be “something red,” according to information presented at the meeting.
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More information can be found at the American Heart Association website, www.goredforwomen.org.
The event has a facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/903018753050095/?ref=br_tf and Twitter hashtag #millstreetgoesred.
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