MIAMI – D’ Limers team of Caribbean businesses and organizations are expected to join thousands of breast cancer awareness supporters for the 17th Annual Komen Race for the Cure at Bayfront Park in Downtown Miami.
This year, the team will celebrate the 50th independence anniversaries of Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago with the music of DJ Savage Won and Giselle “D’ Wassi One” Blanche.
Participants are encouraged to wear their past Carnival headpieces from Miami Broward One Carnival 2012.
“It’s so important to support Komen because the money stays in your community. Without Susan G Komen Miami, women in south Florida would not have access to free screenings, mammograms and other preventative services. My team, the D’Limers has been a part of the annual Komen walk for nearly 10 years (if not a little more). We come to the walk in our carnival head pieces to celebrate life and also bring awareness to the high incident of breast cancer among Black women of Caribbean descent. We realize that Komen not only makes an impact locally. The organization makes sure that women around the world are empowered to take their health in their own hands,” stated Carla Hill, team captain of D’ Limers.
Carla Hill (L) and Giselle Blanche at the 2011 Race For The Cure (file photo)
After the Walk and Run, the group will enjoy a full fare of Caribbean brunch delights, including Haitian and Jamaican bread, Trinbagonian bake and saltfish and shark, Callaloo, Breakfast quiche, ham andTropical Smoothie Café smoothies.
Team participants and partners include SouthFloridaCaribbeanNews.Com, Bilmor Advertising with Specialties, delancyhill, P.A., Glow Salon, EventsUnlimited, Consulates of Republic of Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica, Florida Caribbean Students Association (FCSA), Foxx Creations Entertainment, Invizio, Jewel Miami’s OASIS Cooler Fete, Six Axis Entertainment, Tammy Lynn’s Pure Essence, Tropical Smoothie Café, Visionz Marketing, Miss Miami Broward Carnival Pageant, We’re Having A Party, Inc., among others.
To register for the team, go to http://iOBA.MA/174.
For more information on the D’ Limers team, email [email protected]
