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Southern Delaware Heart Ball held in Dover
Event Chair Stephanie Preece, left, takes a moment for a photo with American Heart Association Delaware Executive Director Dave Morris.
June 10, 2019
The 33rd Annual Heart Ball, Vintage Vegas, was held June 1 at Dover Downs. The evening festivities included dinner, an opportunity to Open Your Heart, and a live auction.
Heart Ball supporters help connect, innovate, influence and invest in advancing efforts to change health outcomes as they relate to heart disease and stroke. Heart Ball celebrates these efforts to build a foundation of health in the community and ensure everyone lives a longer, healthier life.
Event Chair Stephanie Preece, left, takes a moment for a photo with American Heart Association Delaware Executive Director Dave Morris.
DelDOT staff dressed for the event are (l-r) Chris Cohan, Secretary of Transportation and Southern Delaware American Heart Association Trustee Jennifer Cohan, Nicole Majeski, Ari Messinger, and Shanté and Jason Hastings.
Entertaining the ball crowd are (l-r) Miss Peaches, Cherry St. Cartier, and LaTonga Manchez.
Dave and Rose Furio are having fun at the Heart Ball.
Cassie and Sean Duffy have been volunteering at the Southern Delaware Heart Ball for several years.
Sarah and Brandon Russ from Millsboro stayed busy with their volunteer duties.
Cherry St. Cartier encourages the crowd to tip her, with all tips going to the American Heart Association.
Dog Pound Boxing from Dover demonstrated some training routines and light sparring. Shown sparring with one of their fighters, C. Farcy, right, from Lewes, is coach Bernard Miller.
Dog Pound Boxing got Miss Delaware 2018 Joanna Wicks into the ring for some lessons. Shown are (l-r) Dog Pound promoter Donnell Fears, Wicks and coach Bernard Miller.
Doug Emmett, center, spoke at the event, telling a story about how he saved two lives with CPR. Shown are (l-r) Development Director Delaware Karen Gritton, Emmett and Marthe Emmett. Emmett works for Lin Care, a health equipment company, and is required to know CPR.
Enjoying the ball are (l-r) Jordan Adkins, Ritchie Francia, Abby Lindale, and Jamie Emory.
