“A State of Teal” kickoff

A kickoff event for this year is planned at Newk’s Eatery in Vestavia Hills on Sept. 6. All Newk’s locations in the Birmingham-Hoover area, Auburn, Montgomery and Opelika are donating 10 percent of their sales from 4 to 8 p.m. to the Laura Crandall Brown Foundation, which focuses on early detection research, awareness education, and support services for gynecologic cancer patients and families.