Go Red For Women mobilizes women to join cause, fight heart disease

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women and the numbers are staggering - costing over 349,000 American women their lives each year. And yet many women do not even realize they are at risk - nor do their physicians. Chances are that a significant number of your female readers (or their families) have had their lives touched by heart disease or stroke or will at some point. You have the chance to make a difference by helping us raise awareness.

We want to see red everywhere this February, reminding women nationwide of the urgent need to raise awareness about heart disease and stroke and energize the public to fight for equal prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

You can get the pins by calling 1-888-MY-HEART. National Celebrity Spokesperson. Grammy award-winning R&B vocalist Toni Braxton, among several celebrities involved in Go Red For Women, is the national spokeswoman in 2005. “I am so pleased to be joining Go Red For Women, not only because heart disease has touched me personally, but also because I can assist in taking the message to the thousands of women who don’t know that heart disease is their No. 1 one health risk,” she said.

Red Dress Statue Collection. More than 20 celebrities in fashion, music, food, television, film and sports have inspired a unique collection of custom-designed statues depicting the Go Red For Women red dress icon. The statues will be unveiled on Feb. 3, at Radio City Music Hall. The celebrities include Bill Cosby, Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Jamie Lee Curtis, Daisy Fuentes, Jane Pauley, Univision TV personality Teresa Rodriguez, designers Carolina Herrera and TV chefs Rachel Ray and Sara Moulton.

Shop With Heart at ShopGoRed.org. This February, with the launch of the Go Red For Women Online Store, consumers can get important health information as well as shop for fun products that benefit the American Heart Association. The site offers a brand new rhinestone red dress pin as well as hats, bags, scarves and even a men’s tie. The site is the only source of official Go Red For Women merchandise from the American Heart Association.

Shop For A Great Cause. There are many products “benefiting” the American Heart Association from Day-Timers, Le Mystere lingerie, Perfumania, Brighton, Swarovski Crystal and more. These products, on sale through February and beyond (in some cases), are also linked to at ShopGoRed.com.

Visit the official site today at http://www.heartforwomen.org/

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