Around Town
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.