Four girls with family histories of breast cancer have captured the hearts of audiences with performances that ignite a call to action. They began as an idea conceived by a breast cancer survivor who brought them together as young girls to sing for a cure. Entertainment industry professionals produced a music video and Girls4Life went on to perform for events throughout the Southwest, from large outdoor venues to black tie galas.

Girls4Life are serious vocal artists with bright futures and an impressive following. Already headliners at major events, Girls4Life™ have overcome the artistic challenges inherent in large indoor and outdoor venues. With great poise and confidence, the girls have turned the most challenging environments into memorable and entertaining experiences for their fans. Girls4Life own a composite talent that has been consistently developed and nurtured into artistic maturity beyond their years. The power of a mission that binds them and an intense focus on their craft continues to propel Girls4Life™ to new artistic frontiers.

Songs for the Occasion. Girls4Life deliver a fresh and innovative approach to entertainment in corporate America. Captivating audiences with powerful vocals and original arrangements produced to support specific events, Girls4Life's repertoire extends from a patriotic programs featuring their professionally arranged National Anthem and original message music, to custom renditions of popular songs featuring a variety of styles. Themed or branded music can be incorporated into The Girl's performance enhancing the integration of event programming.

Girls4Life corporate performances are memorable, entertaining and inspirational. They combine pure entertainment with an unforgettable twist; they represent a cause that touches the lives of every corporation and the communities they serve.

Girls4Life versatile repertoires of half-hour to one hour shows range from a patriotic set featuring their original National Anthem four part harmony and patriotic medley to more original arrangements of popular ballads and theme songs, from fifties rock to classic pop, blues, gospel and country

Girls4Life perform today at 1pm on the Chevy Main Stage at the State Fair of Texas. On October 15th, you can see them at the Lance Armstrong and Texas Senator Jane Nelson Rally in Granbury on the Courthouse steps at noon. O n October 27th, the girls perform for the Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Three Day at S-M-U at 5:30pm.For more information log onto their website at www. girls4life.org .

JOHN SIMMONS/"THE MARVELOUS JOURNEY HOME"

John Simmons will be at a book signing at Barnes and Nobel on South University in Fort Worth at 6:00 tonight.

The Marvelous Journey Home is a heartwarming tale of the ups and downs surrounding international adoption. Discover the remarkable story of a father, a mother and their children coming together from across the globe to begin a new life together. The story, based on actual events, takes the reader through a rollercoaster of emotions as parents seek their child, who longs for the chance to have a family and travel to a faraway home. From orphanages in remote Russian villages, to Moscow and finally on to Amérika "the fairytale land," the reader is taken on a journey around the world, back home and eventually far beyond. Filled with hope and disappointment, love and loss, happiness and despair, The Marvelous Journey Home draws the reader along by their heartstrings to an unexpected destination. Home is found in distant places, peace is found in unlikely circumstances, and family is always what matters most.

PAIGE MCCOY SMITH/THE NOT SO PERFECT PARENT

Paige McCoy Smith is a professional speaker who has entertained audiences with presentations that are both light-hearted and fun. Paige has had significant media experience with both national and local media. She has been interviewed by ABC's Good Morning America, The New York Times, Money Magazine, the Hallmark Channel, the Dallas Morning News, Teen People as well as many more television and radio stations, magazines and newspapers.

A Dallas native, Paige McCoy Smith received a communications degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder. She began her career in Sports Marketing, coordinating endorsements for professional athletes, as well as planning and implementing special events. Returning to Texas in 1993, Paige received her Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Abilene Christian University. For the past nine years, Paige has been an executive and spokesperson for a large not-for-profit organization. Paige is married and has two children ages 7 and 2.

If you have a question for Paige, email her at  PSmith@wfaa.com

THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS

www.thecentertx.com

City Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative, with branches in Dallas, Cooke and Ellis Counties, Texas. Owned by its Members and directed by a volunteer Board of Directors, City Credit Union operates on the principle of credit union philosophy, "People Helping People". City Credit Union's full-range of financial services, from free checking, competitive rates on consumer loans and deposit products, as well as cutting-edge convenience services, are designed to the benefit of people, not to profit.

As President and CEO of City Credit Union, Sharon Moore leads more than 117 City CU Associates in "Making the Difference" for our Members. "City Credit Union, as well as others, was founded on a basic principle of People Helping People. As a not-for-profit financial cooperative, we are owned by our members, and that truly makes a difference in how we operate. Each day, we start by asking ourselves, how can we make the difference in our members' and associates' lives? - and that is how we measure our daily success."

Moore celebrates 25-years in the Credit Union industry, this year. As a young finance major at Southwest Texas State University - now known as Texas State University - Moore took a 2-1/2 day class on banking and credit unions. As Moore describes, "that was it, I fell in love with the Credit Union philosophy and knew that was what I wanted to do." After earning her Bachelors of Business Administration, Moore began her career as a Credit Union Examiner.

When Moore decided to start a family, it was imperative to her that she be able to spend time as the primary caretaker of her children. As a result, she followed her entrepreneurial spirit and began her own credit union consulting company, S. Moore and Associates. Performing financial audits and consulting services, Moore, as President of S. Moore and Associates, assisted numerous credit unions in the Texas region. One such credit union was City Credit Union, where Moore performed audit and financial consulting for nearly 10 years. In 2004, Moore was asked to join City Credit Union as a Senior Vice President, due to her financial expertise. By 2006, she was appointed Interim President and CEO and as of January 2007, serves as President and CEO.

Moore's passion for credit unions is fueled by an extreme commitment to education, especially financial education. "Education is the true liberator in our society. As individuals, our education can catapult us into areas previously unknown. I truly believe to achieve financial goals, such as overcoming poverty or debt, financial literacy is the key to success. This is especially important in the communities of modest means that credit unions serve. Often times, when there is no money to talk about in a household, it simply isn't spoken about. But that is when talking about money and planning on how to save and spend it, is so important. I will have achieved success if I can help our associates, members and communities gain the financial knowledge necessary for them to achieve their lives' goals."

Moore serves on the Town North Bank Board of Directors, as Secretary for the Dallas Chapter of Credit Unions Board and volunteers time to community projects such as Habitat for Humanity. As an active member in her community, Moore especially enjoys her time at the ball park with her two sons, both baseball fanatics, just like their mom!

You can email Moore at sharon@citycu.org or call her at 214-515-0100 .

MICHELLE LADEWIG/BODY WRAPS OF TEXAS

www.bodywrapstexas.com