{"id":389,"date":"2018-10-09T21:04:18","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T01:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/?p=389"},"modified":"2018-10-09T21:04:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T01:04:30","slug":"1st-annual-mfse-purple-and-red-ball-being-held-in-north-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/1st-annual-mfse-purple-and-red-ball-being-held-in-north-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Annual MFSE Purple and Red Ball Being Held in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first annual Purple and Red Ball will be held in\nCharlotte, North Carolina October 13<sup>th<\/sup>, 2018 which has been\norganized by National Model Tae McKenzie, who herself is a survivor of two\nmassive strokes; one in May 2009, and another in March 2011.\u00a0 She also suffers from Epilepsy. Ms. McKenzie\nlost all mobility, and memory, including her ability to speak, however she has\nfought back and is not only speaking again, but modeling on the runway with the\nassistance of a wheelchair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-388\" width=\"406\" height=\"508\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-830x1038.jpg 830w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-230x288.jpg 230w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-350x438.jpg 350w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW-480x600.jpg 480w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/taeNYFW.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The event will honor \u201cEpilepsy warriors or survivors\u201d at the\nModeling to Fight Stroke and Epilepsy (MFSE Foundation, Inc.) event, the\nnon-profit organization whose mission is to find a cure, educate, bring\nawareness, end discrimination and provide advocacy, to existing communities\nresources and support services for person(s) with strokes and epilepsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dinner accommodations will be provided by Taestytreats.\nAfter dinner, Ms. McKenzie and staff organizers will invite everyone to dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeadlineTae-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385\" width=\"387\" height=\"484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeadlineTae.jpg 819w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeadlineTae-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeadlineTae-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeadlineTae-230x288.jpg 230w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeadlineTae-350x438.jpg 350w, https:\/\/news.ftcpublications.com\/core\/wp-content\/uploads\/HeadlineTae-480x600.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Black-Tie event will receive guests at 6:30pm Eastern\nTime at Park Road Baptist Church, 3900 Park Rd. Charlotte, NC 28209. Tickets\nare <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1st-annual-mfse-purple-red-ball-tickets-45815828376\">on\nsale online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not the first event for MFSE Foundation, Inc. Other\nevents include MFSE Walk for Life, which is in its fifth year, and the MFSE\nFashion Show which is in its third year.\u00a0\nAdditionally, the MFSE Foundation, Inc. CEO and Founder Tae McKenzie has\nherself modeled in 2018 New York Fashion Week, other National Shows, appeared\nin print campaigns, and was featured in a 2018 CNN Headline News story about\ndisabled models in New York Fashion Week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. McKenzie is seeking nominations from any Epilepsy\nwarrior or survivor that would like to be considered for honors at the MFSE\nball on October 13<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0\nInterested Nominees or someone who wants to nominate someone should contact\ninfo@mfsefoundation.org or visit their Instagram account @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mfsefoundationinc\/\">mfsefoundationinc<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first annual Purple and Red Ball will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina October 13th, 2018 which has been organized by National Model Tae McKenzie, who herself is a survivor of two massive strokes; one in May 2009, and another in March 2011.\u00a0 She also suffers from Epilepsy. 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