by Noella Noelophile®
My red shoes are ready and waiting.
Tomorrow at noon, they’ll get their annual workout–and you’re invited.
That’s because tomorrow, Saturday, February 16th, is Community Action Team’s ninth annual “Red High Heels Walk”, for heart health!
Every February, nonprofit Community Action Team and its founder, Long Beach “Chief Inspiration Officer” Justin Rudd (shown photographing the red heels, left!) sponsor this event. Men, women and youth are welcome…
,,,And so are canines, when escorted by their favorite human.
Check-in for the free, one-mile walk starts at 11:30 at Livingston Park, 220 Park Drive near Livingston, in Long Beach’s Belmont Shore area. Participants are asked to wear any red shoes (flats are OK!). You’re asked to be there by 11:45, as Justin will want to take a group picture.
(And he may very well be wearing some red shoes that will leave you in awe! 
One year, he sported these–with nary an “ouch” at the end of the walk!)
AND–if you have a group of 20 or more walkers, you have the opportunity to raise funds for your charity, school, organization or team! Community Action Team will donate $5 for each participant, walking with you, who completes the one-mile course.
BUT–the clock is ticking.
Your group must be pre-registered by 8:00, PST, tonight–no exceptions–and must follow the additional requirements on this registration page.
Then, at noon. off we go!
The group crosses the “red carpet”, heads up one side of Second Street and down the other,
Participants are encouraged to wear Valentine red (though it’s not required!) and create posters, with messages of heart-health awareness, to carry during the walk.
It’s both great exercise, and a lot of fun with the local community.
It’s also a timely reminder, for “Heart Health Month”, that we want everybody around for a long time. 
Happy Valentine’s weekend! And if you’re in the Southern California area, you are “heartily” invited to come celebrate with us!
Nonprofit Community Action Team’s ninth annual “Red High Heels Walk” happens tomorrow, Saturday, February 16th, on Second Street in Long Beach’s Belmont Shore area. Check-in is at 11:30 am at Livingston Park, located at 220 Park Avenue at Livingston Drive. Participation is free. Here’s the link for pre-registration.