GREER WYLDER -- Best Buys

Newport Center Orthopedic will have a 20%-off sale from 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. Saturday for its first Lymphedema Day spring sale. The event will

include guest speaker JoAnn Rovig. In case you didn’t know what

lymphedema is, it’s an abnormal accumulation of fluid anywhere in the

body, but usually in an arm or leg. The fluid buildup usually occurs

after trauma, surgery or radiation. It can also happen at birth. Newport

Center Orthopedic carries a big selection of products to help reduce

swelling. There are adhesives, skin-care products, bandages,

compressions, support bras, JoviPak-bandage liners, Circaid nonelastic

support and application aids. Newport Center Orthopedic is a special

needs store that carries top-of-the-line brands, such as Juzo, Camp,

Truform/Airway, Amoena-Coloplast, Beiersdorf-Jobst, Sigvaris, JoviPak,

Circaid, Conco and Medi. It’s at 400 Newport Center Drive, Suite 104.

Information: (949) 644-0065 or (800) 644-4247. Phone orders are also

accepted.

The March of Dimes WalkAmerica is celebrating its 31st anniversary, and it will be held Sunday at Fashion Island in Newport Beach. The walk

route will start and finish at Fashion Island, and wind through Newport

Beach with a beautiful ocean view. It’s about 5 1/2 miles long.

Registration will begin at 6:30 a.m., and the walk shotgun will go off at

8:15 a.m. WalkAmerica is a national fund-raiser that raised more than $86

million last year for the March of Dimes. The annual event takes place in

1,600 communities across the country and helps raise much needed money to

save babies’ lives. Last year, the Orange County March of Dimes raised

more than $700,000. The organization’s goal is to improve the health of

babies by preventing birth defects, low birth weight and infant mortality

through community services, advocacy, research and education. To get a

registration form or donation envelope, you may call the Orange County

March of Dimes at (949) 263-1100 or visit the Web site at o7

https://ocmodimes.orgf7 . Walkers may turn in their donations on the day

of the event or through the end of the month at the March of Dimes

office. The office is at 2031 Orchard Drive, Suite 250 in Newport Beach.

Best buys may be found today on women’s consignment clothing at

Nicki’s Secret. The shop will have an after-Easter sale today through

Saturday, and every item in the shop will be reduced 20% to 70%. The

store carries a big selection of Chanel, Escada, Giorgio Armani and

Versace career women’s suits. Nicki’s Secret is at 177 Riverside Ave.,

Suite G, Newport Beach. Information: (949) 574-0099.

If you’re planning a children’s birthday party and want your child’s

favorite character to make an appearance, you may call Characters Kids

Love. It offers more than 400 popular characters and moon bounces. The

party services also extend to event planning, ponies, zoos, exotic

animals, balloons, games, prizes and food. The company has experience in

corporate parties, company picnics, school and church carnivals,

fund-raisers and promotional events. Information: (800) 850-9979.

Yoga enthusiasts may get a free demonstration of yoga at 10 a.m. and

7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Yoga Center in Costa Mesa. There are classes

available that teach all of the main forms of yoga. Class times are 7

p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays; 6 p.m. Wednesdays; 9:30 a.m. Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays; and 9 a.m. Saturdays. The center will accept new

students after the demonstration. The Yoga Center is at 445 E. 17th St.,

Costa Mesa. Information: (949) 646-8281.

The 23rd annual Gentlemen’s Haberdashery is a luncheon and fund-raiser

that will benefit the Sacred Heart Sisters’ work with children and youth

and the Heart of Jesus Retreat Center in Santa Ana. Fifty local community

and business leaders will walk the runway in the latest men’s fashions.

Melinda and Tony Moiso chair the luncheon. It’s happening from 11 a.m. to

2 p.m. May 15 at the Newport Beach Marriott. For tickets and information,

call (714) 557-4538.

* BEST BUYS appears Thursdays and Saturdays. Send information to Greer

Wylder at 330 W. Bay St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, or via fax at (949)

646-4170.