The White-​​Wilson Cen­ter for Women’s Imag­ing has part­nered with local orga­ni­za­tions to host the sec­ond annual Lit­tle Black Dress Party, and to give-​​away 10 Total Woman’s Health Packages!

Due to the cur­rent eco­nomic cli­mate, a star­tling new trend has emerged. Pre­ven­tive health screen­ings, such as a mam­mo­gram, are down 30 per­cent nation­wide. In order to make pre­ven­tive health screen­ings more acces­si­ble to the women in our com­mu­nity, the White-​​Wilson Cen­ter for Woman’s Imag­ing is giv­ing away a screen­ing mam­mo­gram and bone den­sity scan to the 10 win­ners of the Total Woman’s Health Package.

The Total Woman’s Health Pack­age includes the following:

• A screen­ing mammogram
• Bone den­sity scan
• Lit­tle black dress from Dillard’s
• Life Bal­ance pack­age from Suc­cess with Desley
• Mas­sage from It’s All About You Mas­sage and Day Spa
• $75 Gift Card
• 2 Tick­ets to the Lit­tle Black Dress Party
• Lots of other girly goodies!

To be eli­gi­ble to win the Total Woman’s Health Pack­age, you must be a woman, a res­i­dent of Okaloosa, Wal­ton or Santa Rosa Coun­ties and 18 years of age.  To reg­is­ter for the Total Woman’s Health Pack­age visit www​.fwblit​tle​black​dress​party​.com. [Please note: Con­test closed.]

Early detec­tion is the most effec­tive way to fight back against debil­i­tat­ing dis­eases like breast can­cer, osteo­poro­sis and heart dis­ease. The White-​​Wilson Cen­ter for Women’s Imag­ing and Emer­ald Ladies Jour­nal have part­nered with Dillard’s, Qan­tum Com­mu­ni­ca­tions, Cox Com­mu­ni­ca­tions, The Pro­mo­tions Chick, Emer­ald Chic and other local orga­ni­za­tions to raise aware­ness regard­ing the impor­tance of pre­ven­ta­tive health­care amongst women and to host the sec­ond annual Lit­tle Black Dress Party.

The Lit­tle Black Dress Party is May 21 at the Emer­ald Coast Con­ven­tion Cen­ter, and will fea­ture a fash­ion show by Dillard’s, an auc­tion, heavy hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Tick­ets are $60 and 100% of event pro­ceeds will ben­e­fit The Shel­ter House, Oppor­tu­nity Inc., and the local chap­ters of The Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety and The Amer­i­can Heart Asso­ci­a­tion. Call 863‑8204 for tick­ets, or visit www​.fwblit​tle​black​dress​party​.com.

Nearly 300 men and women came together to pro­mote women’s health and raise money for local char­i­ties at the first annual Lit­tle Black Dress Party on May 22, at the Emer­ald Coast Con­fer­ence Cen­ter. The event included a Fash­ion Show by Dillard’s, live and silent auc­tions, a live band, great food and a fab­u­lous time!

The White-​​Wilson Cen­ter for Women’s Imag­ing part­nered with Emer­ald Ladies Jour­nal and other local orga­ni­za­tions to host the event. Over $15,000 was raised for The Shel­ter House, Oppor­tu­nity Inc., and the local chap­ters of The Amer­i­can Can­cer Soci­ety and The Amer­i­can Heart Association.

Each char­ity was pre­sented a check for $3,700 at the Lit­tle Black Dress Wrap-​​Up Recep­tion on June 30, 2010 at Two Trees Restau­rant in Fort Wal­ton Beach.

If you didn’t make it to the event this year, don’t hang your LBD (lit­tle black dress) up quite yet. Plans are already in the works for another event in 2011.

For more infor­ma­tion on this event or for a list of rec­om­mended annual health screen­ings visit: http://​www​.white​-wil​son​.com/​l​i​t​t​l​e​b​l​a​c​k​d​r​e​s​s​p​a​r​t​y​.​htm.