Letter: Go Red for Women event very successful

Thanks to the attendees of the 12th Annual Go Red For Women Luncheon & Fashion Show which was recently held at Baywood Greens. This was one of our most successful events to date.

We want to thank our sponsors: Beebe Healthcare, Delaware Electric Co-op, The Dental Group, Fulton Bank, WSFS Bank and Zumba Fitness Instructors.

We wish to express thanks to our speaker: Kurt Wehberg, MD, chief of robotics, co-chief of cardiothoracic surgery, VP of clinical innovation at Beebe Healthcare, who spoke about the importance of the DreamTeam and the impact that every member plays in the operating room, recovery, and every phase that touches the patient. He also talked about heart disease, and women with greater numbers than men, plus the different signs they experience, rather than relying on the  standard signs that men experience.

We also want to thank the following merchants, restaurants and individuals who so generously donated money, merchandise and gift certificates for the silent and live auctions. They are: 1776, Atlantic Jewelry, American Classic Golf Club, Armand’s Pizza-Bethany, Bad Hair Day Salon & Spa, Marian Bau, Bay Road Package Store, Baywood Greens, Beach Jetty, Beebe Gift Shop, Beebe Treasure Chest Thrift Shop, Beef Jerky Outlet, Big Fish Grill, Biggs Museum, Micha Seto of Blooming Boutique, Lewes Gifts & Treasures, Boardwalk Plaza Hotel, George Bunting, Cape Pharmacy, Casa DiLeo, Chick-fil-A, CK’s Hairport, Norma Cleaveland, Complete Home Solutions, Crabby Dick’s, Crooked Hammock, Crust & Craft, Cuvee Ray Wine Bar, Deanna’s & Piccolino, DiFebo’s-Rehoboth, The Dental Group, Bonnie Diehl, Mary Early, East Coast Garden Center, Frank & Louie’s Italian Market, The Glass Shed, Go Brit, Grandpa Mac, Harry & David, Harry K Jewelers, Heirloom, Hickman’s Meat Market, Iron Hill Brewery, Jeanine O’Donnell-State Farm, Jerry’s Seafood, Kaisy’s Delights, Kids’ Ketch, Lady & Mane, Lamb’s Softwash Roof Cleaning, Lavender Fields, Lewes Bake Shoppe, Louie’s Pizza. Mariachi, Tiffany Hart-Mary Kay Cosmetics, McCabe’s Gourmet Mkt-Bethany, Molly McAuliffe, Movies at Midway, Millman’s Appliances, Mr. P’s, Nassau Valley Vineyards, Nicola Pizza, Ocean Grill, Pacific Wines & Spirits, Palate, Pat’s Pizza, Pig and Pub-Lewes, Pickled Pig Pub-Rehoboth, Procino-Wells & Woodland LLC Law, Rose & Crown, Michael Roussell, Sea Level Designs-Bethany, Seaside Pet Salon & Spa, Wm. Shannahan, Something Comfortable, Summerhouse, Surf Bagel, Sussex Co. Members of the Official Red Hat Society, Dave Tissot, CPA, De Taylor, Urban Studio, Victoria’s Restaurant, Villa Sorrento, Waves Car Wash, Ben Webb and Windsor’s Flowers & Plants. We also want to thank our committee members: Henrietta Belcher-Stack, Annie Boehm, Kay and Larry Burgee, Lutie Davis, Dianne Fischer, Tracey Gaines-Powell, Barbara Harsch, Linda Hyle, Carole Kitchenman, Joan Knapp, Nancy Lawrence, Barbara Maloney, Suzanne McCarty, Joan Nicholls, Sandy Roberts, Arlene Simms, Connie Shockley, Stephanie Shull, Lynn Thompson, Dave Tissot, Deborah Treicis, Kathy Young and BJ Young, public relations.

A sincere thanks to our auctioneer: Tom Protack and to our DJ Bill Leibert. And we cannot forget our models: Henrietta Belcher-Stack, Daryl Daly, Bill Hyatt, Neepa Jani, Patricia Lavin, Karen Palmer,  Geri Pease, Sandy Roberts, Connie Shockley and Lynn Toth.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this event.

Patricia Sandy and Lynn Toth
co-chairs, Go Red For Women Event