Get fit. Get walking.

And help Walgreens get us one step closer to a cure for diabetes at the Walk with Walgreens Family Fun Day & Health Fair on Saturday, March 24 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Tradition Square in Port St. Lucie’s Town of Tradition.

The Walk will take place all across Florida on the same day. The Port St. Lucie Walgreens Walk Family Fun Day & Health Fair promises to be a great time, with music, bounce houses, food, raffles, and lots of vendors. We will also have the honor to present a concert introducing Meghan Ritmiller.

Join the community and walk with us! If you choose, you can also collect donations from family and friends who might want to support your effort. All funds raised will benefit the life-saving work of the Diabetes Research Institute, the best hope for a cure for diabetes.

So get fit. Get walking. And help us get one step closer to a cure!

For more information or to register for the Walk, visit www.WalgreensWalkDRI.org or call Steve Flynn, Walgreens Store Manager at (772) 878-6353, or Rita Hart, Port St. Lucie Family
Team Chair at (772) 240-5699.

For sponsorship opportunities, contact Steve Flynn at the number above.

For more information on the Diabetes Research Institute, visit www.diabetesresearch.org.

Fearless Man Makes Successful 13-Mile Space Jump

After World War Two, the G.I. Bill allowed returning war veterans to train for a
career and find a job.  On Tuesday, Disney announced their own mini-version for men and women coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq.  

--It's called Heroes Work Here, and it'll create jobs for veterans all across the
Disney Corporation.

 --The program will create at least 1,000 jobs for returning veterans over the next
three years.  It'll hire them, train them for a Disney career, and support them and their families as they make the transition to civilian life.

 --Disney is also starting a nationwide public relations campaign to help create more jobs for returning vets.  (ClickOrlando.com) 

 (--Check out the "Heroes Work Here" Program. 

Click ------>  DisneyCareers.com.)

Jermaine Jones to Be Kicked Off American Idol for Concealing Criminal Past

Jermaine Jones, one of the 12 remaining American Idol finalists, will be dropped from the Fox show Wednesday for allegedly concealing a criminal record and outstanding warrants from producers, TMZ reports.

Jones tweeted Tuesday, "Awww I will no longer b on the show".

Sources close to the show tell TMZ Jones was charged in 2011 with two crimes, including
one that allegedly involved violence. In both cases, the sources say, Jones gave a false name to police when placed under arrest.

In addition, the "gentle giant" reportedly has outstanding warrants that were also concealed from Idol producers.

According to TMZ, Idol producers began looking closely at Jones' background after he claimed his father had abandoned him. Many believe the story was concocted to give him an emotional storyline for the show. The dad denied the singer's claims, and said he saw his son regularly. Idol producers became suspicious when Jones began tweeting that he never told producers his