BPW to hold heart-healthy meeting

Buffalo/Amherst Business and Professional Women will hold its monthly dinner meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7 at Curly's Bar & Grill, 647 Ridge Rd., Lackawanna.

Buffalo/Amherst BPW member Krista Van Wagner, the chef and owner of Curly's, will be discussing and distributing heart-healthy recipes in honor of American Heart Month.

Curly's is a landmark in the Southtowns and a third-generation, family-owned and -operated restaurant that is nationally known for its Jamaican jerk chicken.

The program speaker will be Buffalo/Amherst BPW member Nancy Askins, who was recently selected as one of 61 women nationally to participate in a special Science & Leadership Symposium at the Mayo Clinic, co-sponsored by WomenHeart, the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease.

Women who attend the meeting are asked to wear red in support of the many women working to improve their heart health. Everyone who attends will receive a "Red Dress" pin.

Reservations can be made by calling 826-5378 or by e-mailing LBer633655@Aaol.com or at www. buffaloamherstbpw. com.

The cost of the dinner and program is $25.

BPW is the leading advocate for working women. Its mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace, through advocacy, education and information.

For more information about Buffalo/Amherst BPW or to become a member, call 689-7643 or e-mail Susan Grelick at susangrelick@ yahoo.com.