Setting the stage for the Carter's Champions Pink Dress Run Block Party - WXXV News 25

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They won’t be running, but instead strutting their stuff across the stage as the 4^th annual Carter’s Champions Pink Dress Run Block Party gets underway Saturday.

There are some changes due to COVID, but the mission remains the same.

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“The funniest thing you will ever see being at a walk and being in pink. I mean, they go all out. It’s almost all guys up there. They do their little dances. Then the crowd decides who the winner will be, and they walk away with $500 cash. It’s a lot of fun. You have to wear pink even if you don’t want to wear a dress.”

You can get a prime view at this weekend’s 4^th annual Carter’s Champions Pink Dress Run block party. The mission to raise money to battle breast cancer right here at the local level remains the same, but there are some adjustments due to COVID. Carter’s Champions Pink Dress Run Executive Director Liz Gaulke said, “It’s the usual Pink Dress Run without the run this year because of all the COVID restrictions and guidelines we decided running a 5K in a mask probably wasn’t a good idea, so we skipped that part and we’re just going to have a block party right here on 14th Street in downtown Gulfport.”

But you’ll still get a mask and more in your swag bag once you sign up for Saturday’s block party fundraiser. “When you pay your $25 dollar registration fee, there will be a Pink Dress Run mask inside your swag bag. COVID does not stop breast cancer or their need to get chemotherapy and radiation. We did not want to stop supporting that as long as we can do it safely out here.”

It all starts brewing at noon this Saturday at Chandeleur Brewing Company and the surrounding outdoor area at the intersection of 14^th Street and 28^th Avenue in Gulfport. You can purchase your $25 ticket beforehand at pinkdressrun.com. Those 16 and under get in free.

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Toni started at WXXV News 25 in December of 2013, just three months after the news was launched. She has served as Assignment Editor, anchored for nearly two years, worked as a reporter for several years and hosted Coastal Connections for more than four years. Toni graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern Mississippi where she was editor of the Student Printz. She then did an internship on Capitol Hill, working for a U.S. Senator, then returned to Mississippi as a reporter at WDAM in Hattiesburg. After that, she moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, working as a reporter for FOX 25 in Biloxi, then crossing city lines to work at WLOX-TV news in Biloxi, starting out as a producer, then working as a photographer, reporter, weekend assignment editor and weekend anchor. She was among the station team that won the Edward Murrow and Peabody awards for coverage during Hurricane Katrina. Toni moved to the Lone Star State where she worked as the morning and noon anchor, investigative reporter and live shot reporter for KZTV Action 10 News, then KRIS TV News in Corpus Christi, Texas. Toni moved back to the Magnolia State to be with and take care of her family, working as a multi-media journalist and fill-in anchor at WDBD Fox 40 news in Jackson. After almost completing a second degree in filmmaking at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Toni transitioned back to news at News 25. Toni is blessed to have a wonderful support network of close family, friends and mentors, and she hopes to pay it forward. She has a three-legged chiweenie named Rocky Balboa because of his fighting spirit. She loves writing and has completed a novel that has been adapted into a screenplay, and has just finished another screenplay called "Delta Rose." She's currently working on a new legal thriller called "Fall From Grace." Stay tuned.... If you’d like to book a live in studio interview on News 25 Today, just email: tmiles@wxxv25.com. These interviews can have up to two guests, last about two minutes and showcase community events, non-profit organizations and things of interest to people in our area…and they’re FREE! Just send information about your event, including date, time, location, contact number and/or website for viewers wanting more information, along with the proper name and titles of the person or two people who will be interviewed, and Toni or producer Porsha Williams (pwilliams@wxxv25.com) will get back with you via email in a timely manner to book a date. Typical interview times are daily at: 5:45, 6:45, 7:45 or 8:45 am. Guests are asked to arrive about 30 minutes beforehand. You can also ask about booking a live shot on location for news events for our 6 and 7 am newscasts. We look forwarding to having you!

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