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Violet DiPaolo<br />
modeled in our<br />
weight loss fashion<br />
show. She lost 97<br />
pounds.<br />
By Kathie Ford<br />
Marketing and Communications<br />
SVHC hosted its third successful Ladies Night Out<br />
at the <strong>St</strong>. John’s Town Center April 14. The focus<br />
this time was health and wellness. Olympic gymnast<br />
Shannon Miller joined us again as the emcee. Shannon,<br />
who was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer, is a<br />
health and wellness advocate. She encourages fitness<br />
among all ages through her weekly Shannon Miller<br />
Lifestyle radio show (underwritten by <strong>St</strong>. Vincent’s<br />
<strong>Health</strong>Care) and her new Walk-Fit program.<br />
Throughout the evening, participants were treated to<br />
healthy cooking demonstrations from area chefs. Chef<br />
Kenny Gilbert, from Bravo TV’s hit show Top Chef<br />
delighted the audience as he prepared a vegetarian dish<br />
for them to sample. Chef Gilbert just opened his first<br />
restaurant, Nippers Beach Grille in Jacksonville Beach.<br />
Participants also enjoyed heart healthy menu items<br />
from Maggiano’s, Cantina Laredo and Ted’s Montana<br />
Grill.<br />
One of our weight loss models<br />
shows off a pair of pants she<br />
wore prior to her weight loss.<br />
The event also included fashion shows…this time with<br />
weight loss surgery patients, their doctors and nurses.<br />
Proud men and women walked the stage as the stories<br />
of their weight loss struggle and successes were shared<br />
with the audience. One woman, who now sports a size<br />
2, brought her old pants with her to show her dramatic<br />
weight loss. The 20 patients who took part in the<br />
fashion show have lost more than 2,300 pounds!<br />
Our wonderful nurses volunteered their time to<br />
provide free blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol<br />
screenings to participants and <strong>St</strong>. Vincent’s Primary<br />
Care doctors were there to answer questions. The<br />
YMCA joined us again, getting people off their feet<br />
during live exercise demonstrations. Kids joined the<br />
fun too with free face painting and a bounce house.<br />
Chef Kenny Gilbert prepared food from his Jacksonville Beach<br />
restaurant, Nippers Beach Grille. Olympic gymnast, Shannon<br />
Miller, emceed.<br />
A big thank you goes to the many SVHC associates,<br />
families, friends, physicians and patients who donated<br />
their time and energy to making this another successful<br />
Ladies Night Out!<br />
For more event photos, visit www.facebook.com/<br />
<strong>St</strong>Vincents<strong>Health</strong>Care and click on photos (on the left<br />
side of the screen). The album is called Ladies Night<br />
Out <strong>Health</strong> & Wellness April 14, 2011. You do not<br />
have to have a Facebook account to view our page or<br />
pictures.<br />
The crowds sampled food from local<br />
restaurants.<br />
MAY 2011 5
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