The Fayette County Area Chapter Goes Red for Heart Disease Awareness

The Fayette County Area Chapter dedicated its February Chapter Meeting to bring awareness of heart disease in the African American Community.

The FCAC Health Committee, chaired by Mom Donna Edmond-King and Mom Tomia Harmon presented chapter moms with heart themed bags, to include a pedometer to track daily step counts, a heart message bracelet encouraging moms to “Get Pumped About Heart Health,” an informational card listing 6 ways to a heart healthy life, and a heart healthy life pen.

During the chapter’s social hour, FCAC Mom Michelle Hill shared ways to practice self-care and alleviate stress, as it has a driving impact on heart health. To conclude, the FCAC Health Committee encouraged chapter moms to walk at least 10,000 steps per day to improve blood pressure and promote weight loss.

Florida's First Chapter Goes Red for Heart Disease Awareness: The Tallahassee Chapter partners with Black Girls Run

Florida's First Chapter participated in JJ Goes Red throughout the month of February. Led by mother members who are physicians by day and track stars by evening, Dr. Monique Butler & Dr. Terri Gamble and extraordinary educator, Chapter Vice President Genae Crump, encouraged mothers to "Never Miss a Monday! Every Monday mothers joined the Tallahassee Chapter of Black Girls Run for an evening of running, jogging, or walking at "your pace." Tallahassee moms committed to the American Heart Association's "Be the Beat" campaign by prioritizing at least one healthy habit (increase sleep or physical activity, decrease stress, and/or improve nutrition) to reclaim a healthy rhythm. Tallahassee Moms are ready to go ALL IN with the SER March Mania Fitness Challenge.

The Atlanta chapter celebrated Black History Month with a trip to Sapelo Island. While there, the chapter learned about the Hog Hammock community and engaged in a community service project. Chapter teens then returned to Savannah and had an ice cream social with Savannah Chapter teens. The weekend ended with a trolley tour of Savannah's African American history.