Bestselling author Terry McMillan is returning to Grand Bahama. You can meet her by attending the Red Dress Dinner on February 12th, or the seminar to be held on February 13th, 2010
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Orlando, FL
- Bestselling author Terry McMillan and radio personality Sybil Wilkes
have joined The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Turquoise Waters Productions
along with medical partners, the Association of Black Cardiologists to present
Island Heart Beats Experience: “
Take Your Heart on Vacation,” from February 11-14, 2010.
Island Heart Beats Experience
is a four-day weekend girlfriend getaway on Grand Bahama Island designed
to put a new twist on Valentine’s Day by encouraging African American
women to love and appreciate themselves first and
to celebrate and promote healthy hearts.
“Island Heart Beats Experience
gives women of color the opportunity to reconnect with their hearts
physically, emotionally and spiritually,” states Sybil Wilkes, co-host
of the Tom Joyner Morning Show. “A tropical escape filled with fun
and engaging activities while highlighting the importance of heart health
for African-American women, the group most affected by heart disease.”
Island Heart Beats Experience:
“Take Your Heart on Vacation” is guaranteed to invigorate the
mind, body and spirit through a variety of activities, workshops and
island nightlife. The weekend program will include a Red Dress Dinner &
Movie Screening of “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” on
Friday, February
12th at 7:30pm at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club, and sponsored by Burns House.
Radio personality from the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Sybil Wilkes is returning to Grand Bahama. Meet her at the Red Dress Dinner or the Seminar to be held on Saturday, February 13th.
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On
Saturday, February 13th at 4pm
at Ross University's Seahorse Plaza location
, the ultimate girlfriend,
Terry McMillan will host a special conversation about exploring one’s
own passion
.
This unique workshop is sponsored by Ross University Bahamas,
TheBahamasWeekly.com and Island Java.
Both events are open to all women (any colour) and men may wish to attend the workshop as well.
Tickets for both events can be purchased at Island
Java, Port Lucaya Marketplace or at Italian Specialty Imports at Seahorse Plaza.
Terry McMillan, critically
acclaimed author of “Disappearing Acts,” “Waiting to Exhale”
and “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” and the new soon-to-be released
book “Getting to Happy,” says “All women need to take their
hearts on a vacation and what better place than The Bahamas.”
“The Islands of The Bahamas
is honored to be the host destination of
Island Heart Beats:
Take Your Heart on Vacation,” said Anita Johnson-Patty, communications
manager of the Americas, Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation. “We
feel confident that the women participating in this unique Valentine’s
Day vacation getaway will fall in love with the warmth and beauty of
Grand Bahama Island, the friendliness of the Bahamian people, and our
shared history and culture with the African American community.”
For additional information
or to register for
Island Heart Beats:
“Take Your Heart on Vacation”, visit
www.islandheartbeats.com
or please cal 407-574-8633.
Island Heart Beats Experience
“Take Your Heart on Vacation” is created and produced by Turquoise
Waters Productions, an Orlando, Florida special events production company.
About The Islands
of the Bahamas:
Life in The Islands of The
Bahamas is as culturally diverse as it is vibrantly beautiful, from
the carefree Out Islands to exciting Nassau/Paradise Island and Grand
Bahama Island. With world-class diving and fishing, gorgeous turquoise
water and miles of picture perfect beaches the 700 islands of the Bahamas
offer visitors the opportunity to do everything or nothing at all. For
more information on travel packages, activities and accommodations,
call: 1-800-Bahamas or visit
www.Bahamas.com
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About The Association
of Black Cardiologists:
The Association of Black Cardiologists,
Inc. (ABC) is a nonprofit organization with an international membership
of over 600 health care professionals. The ABC is dedicated to eliminating
the disparities related to cardiovascular disease in all people of color.
Today, the ABC's public and private partnerships continue to increase
our impact in communities across the nation.