Olde Mistick Village Women's Health & Wellness Expo to benefit the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation

Description

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS EXPO PRESENTS
BRAS ACROSS THE VILLAGE
TO BE HELD IN
OLDE MISTICK VILLAGE OCTOBER 15TH & 16TH

On Saturday and Sunday, October 15th and 16th, Olde Mistick Village will host a Women’s Health and Wellness Expo. Hours for the event will be 11 am to 4 pm both days.

This fundraising event for the benefit of the Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation will include “Bras Across the Village”. Although this event has been undertaken many times around the world at this point, this breast cancer awareness activity will be undertaken for the first time in Connecticut during the Expo at Olde Mistick Village. This provides a way for individuals to be personally involved in the funds raised for breast cancer research. Members of the community are invited to donate a new or slightly used bra anytime between now and October 13th along with a $5.00 donation. The $5.00 donation will go to the Terri Brodeur Foundation and be used for breast cancer research.

Bras for donation should be delivered to La Bottega in Building 15 in Olde Mistick Village. The donated bras will be strung in the Village for the Expo event on October 15th and 16th. Each bra donator will receive 7 free tickets for the over 40 basket raffles in participating stores throughout the Village. If the donor wishes to decorate the donated bra, Marianne Esposito from the Terri Brodeur Foundation will judge the best decorated bra during the event. The winner will be presented with a $100.00 dollar gift certificate issued by Joyce Olson Resnikoff, owner of the Olde Mistick Village, to be used in any of the Village shops or restaurants. After the event, the donated bras will be donated to the Women’s Center of Southeastern Connecticut.

Additionally, the Expo will feature experts and practitioners in Health and Fitness, Relaxation Techniques, Child Care, Travel & Finance.

There will be activities for Dad and the kids too including Antique Cars in the village! Well known Connecticut musicians The Munsell Brothers Band, Chris MacKay & The Tone Shifters, Ron Drago, Brain Mail and RI's Calabria Bella have generously donated their talent for the cause, and will be performing in Olde Mistick Village during the Women's Health Expo.

The Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation is a unique, local non profit group that directs 100% of gross fundraising to breast cancer research. Marianne Esposito, Executive Director of TBBCF offers: “The Olde Mistick Village Health & Wellness Expo will be both fun and informative, and a great way to spend a fall weekend. 'Bras Across the Village' is a special way to
participate in Breast Cancer Awareness month! We are so fortunate to have OMV donate proceeds to TBBCF, and 100% of our gross fundraising goes directly to breast cancer research.”

Olde Mistick Village shops will each donate a basket with product from their store valued in excess of $50.00. Attendees of the event will purchase raffle tickets ($1 for 1 ticket, $5 for 7 tickets, $10 for 15 tickets) and drop their ticket in the jar adjacent to the merchant’s basket. All basket raffle proceeds will go to the Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation charity recipient as well. During the event, tickets for the basket raffles can be purchased at any store in the Village or at Ticket Sale tables that will be set up at each of the Village entrances. Basket raffle contests can be entered as many times as a festival attendee chooses.

The event is sponsored by the Olde Mistick Village Merchants Association, Kool 101 Radio Station, Re/Max Coast and Country, La Bottega, Westerly Chiropractic Center, and Curves of Westerly and Mystic.

The fun family event is free and open to the public.

For more information please contact Debbie Scavello at Mystic La Bottega at 860 572 4474 or via email at: debbie@mysticlabottega.com. or visit www.OldeMistickVillage.com .

The event is also on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Olde-Mistick-Village-Womens-Health-Wellness-Expo/136608036423578 and to see other breast cancer fundraising events featuring this type of participation see: http://youtu.be/-ajqjxwwf2o