Archive for February, 2009

American Heart Association urges Southwest Florida women to Go Red Friday, Feb. 6

In Southwest Florida, the Heartstring Bikini Martini, along with its non-alcoholic counterpart the ‘Tini Red Bikini’ ‘mocktail’, will be introduced in February at more than two dozen restaurant locations stretching across Lee and Collier Counties by Larry Genta’s Bar MechanicsTM hospitality consultant company. Purchase of the cocktail at participating restaurants will include a donation and Red Dress pin. The red dress is the symbol of the Go Red For Women movement that is nationally sponsored by Macy’s and Merck.

Southwest Florida Restaurants Linked by Designer Cocktail for February 6, 2009 ‘Go Red For Women’ Initiative

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA (JANUARY 27, 2009) – Women all over the country will be wearing red on Friday, February 6 to raise awareness that heart disease is the leading cause of death in females in the United States. That same day in selected Southwest Florida restaurants and lounges, many of those ladies wearing red will be raising martini glasses and raising money for the local chapter of the American Heart Association.