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Darien’s Finest, Bravest … High-Heelest Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

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It takes a real man to get his feet all tender after a mile of walking in red high heels. And to prove the point, on Saturday, Darien’s firefighters, police and ambulance crews walked in red high heels from the corner of Nearwater Lane and the Post Road to the Darien YMCA and back as part of “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Darien” — a project of the Darien Domestic Abuse Council with the aim of showing men supporting and raising money for victims of domestic abuse. Pictures from the event
All of these pictures were taken by Nanci Natale and are reprinted with permission:

At a Darien Police Commission meeting just over a month ago, Police Chief Duane Lovello mentioned that he experienced the walk first-hand last year:

“Well, I did it,” he said. “In red high heels?” Commission Chairman J. Paul Johnson said incredulously.

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Darien First Responders Strut in Red High Heels for Domestic Violence Awareness

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Here’s the challenge the men faced: Walk a mile up and down the hard asphalt of the Post Road in cold, damp weather, part of it a bit uphill. And smile as you accept good-natured ribbing from the spectators (often their wives and families) because (almost all of) you are doing it in red high heels. Some of the men wobbled, some had a harder time of it than others, but it seemed like everybody was smiling. The Darien event, from 9 to about 9:30 a.m., Saturday was one of many “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” events meant to raise awareness of and money to deal with domestic violence. Only first responders — police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians from Darien EMS-Post 53 — were allowed to march in this event, the first ever in Darien.

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To Raise Awareness & Money on Domestic Violence, Darien Men Strut in Red High Heels

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Men walking on the street in red high heels want money from you. Not only are the police aware of the situation, they’re some of the men doing the soliciting. Don’t worry — it’s for a good cause. Darien men who are first responders — members of the police and fire departments, along with men from Post 53 — are scheduled to walk down the Post Road for a mile or so on Saturday, Oct. 3 to raise funds for domestic violence services.

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Darien’s Manliest — Cops, Firefighters — to Parade in Red High Heels

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Yes, you read that headline right: They’ve agreed to walk in high heels — red ones — perhaps a mile up and down the Post Road. The uniformed forces of Darien’s male-dominated fire and police departments (together with Darien EMS-Post 53) will be donning red women’s high heels (OK, in some cases red sneakers for those too chicken concerned about foot damage) on Saturday, Oct. 3. The “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event is being organized by the Darien Domestic Violence Partnership as a way to grab the public’s attention and inform people about domestic violence. In the past, the group has sponsored butterfly release events, but for this year it’s turning to the walk (which has been done elsewhere in recent years).