AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo was LIVE at the Somerset Collection for the American Heart Association’s 2017 Go Red for Women luncheon. More than 600 men and women attended this special event in the center court of the shopping center. It featured free heart screenings, a live auction and several heartwarming speakers. This year’s passion speaker was Jennifer Kahn, a local mother who suffered a heart attack after giving birth. Television correspondent Jeannie Mai from “The Real” served as the keynote speaker. She admitted that her uncle died from heart disease. Eight years later, the TV host decided to begin eating healthier and adding more exercise into her daily routine.
Attendees inside the Somerset Collection
WWJ-AM speaking with Jeannie Mai
Nearly 600 people attended the special event
It was held in the center court of the shopping center
Time for a selfie!
TV host Jeannie Mai from “The Real”
Introducing the fashion show
Emcee Deena Centofanti from Fox 2
Deena talking about the recent passing of Ron Savage
Brittany Merritt is the Executive Director of AHA Detroit
Dr. Pam Marcovitz is the director of the Beaumont Women’s Heart Center
Malika Harris from Macy’s
Passion Speaker Jennifer Kahn
She survived a massive heart attack shortly after giving birth
Sally Lou Loveman was a former audience producer of “The Oprah Winfrey Show”
She hosted the live auction
An attendee holds up a heart sign to make a bid
A volunteer passes out a bidding form
Loveman talking with audience members
TV correspondent Jeannie Mai from “The Real”
She was this year’s keynote speaker
Mai said that her uncle died from heart disease after refusing to get checked out
Eight years later, Mai got checked and learned she had prehypertension and high cholesterol
Since then, she has been eating healthier and exercising more