Support National Wear Red Day Tomorrow
Filed under: Blog Entries, Business, Community, Family, Health, Society & Culture
This Friday, February 6, join the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign celebrate National Wear Red Day. I received this email because I donated last year to the Heart Walk. Heart disease runs in my family and can sneak up on you if you don’t take care of yourself. This campaign specifically targets women, but it’s also important for us guys to get involved. If you have a pair of red gators, slip them on with your red suit and spread the word about this event.
With the help of men and women like you, as well as companies and volunteers that support us, we have made a significant impact around the issue of women and heart disease. In fact, in the last six years we have raised awareness of the fact that heart disease is the number one killer of women and also raised over $153 million towards much needed research of cardiovascular disease. However, our work is not done. Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer, and there are too many women who are not aware of this disease and the actions they can take to reduce their risk, and as a result are dying at the rate of 1 per minute. It’s Our Hearts. Our Choice. Together we can beat heart disease.
That’s why this Friday, February 6, hundreds of thousands of people will celebrate National Wear Red Day. It’s the day to wear your favorite red clothes or accessory — a red blouse, a red dress pin, a fabulous red handbag — put on red lipstick, or sport a red tie and red socks. Go red in your own fashion to show your support for women. Join us in our fight against heart disease and you’ll receive a free red dress pin to wear and go red any day of the year.
Help raise funds and look great in red!
Macy’s, a proud national sponsor of Go Red For Women, will help us celebrate National Wear Red Day. This Thursday-Sunday (Feb. 5-8), Macy’s will offer an all-day savings for customers wearing red. For those who forget their red, Macy’s is offering a Red Dress pin and the all-day savings to those who make a $2 donation in the store to the American Heart Association. All contributions received will benefit the Go Red For Women movement. Learn more about Macy’s support of Go Red.Thank you to all for your support!
Sincerely,
Your friends at the American Heart Association
Sang Jennifer, Sang!
I like music and I enjoy hearing a good rendition of the Star Spangled Banner. If you saw the Superbowl last night, you know what I’m talking about. Even though it was lip-synched, Jennifer Hudson SANG that song last night and it lived up to my expectations. The Star Spangled Banner is easy to mess up and I’m sure it can be nerve wrecking with people are hanging on your every word. I was one of the three who played the melody on trumpet in high school on game nights, so it holds a special place in my heart. The song speaks of the American flag which is a symbol of freedom, bravery and perseverance in a country when compared to others is still in its infant stages.
I actually have three different versions on my mp3 player:
- Sandi Patty (don’t laugh, her version is the real deal) – Studio Recording
- Whitney Houston – Superbowl XXV
- Beyonce – Superbowl XXXVIII
Jennifer will definitely be added as soon as I can get a copy off Rhapsody. I heard someone on the radio say she probably had Bin Laden in corner of a cave crying. She’s gone through a lot and I was praying she could keep it together. What a song to do as her first public performance. Why did she get cut from American Idol again? I’m not sure how long it will be posted, so if you didn’t see it, here it is.
Which version of the song is your favorite?
What the President Has Signed Into Law – January 2009
The purpose for this post is to inform you of the new laws and acts enacted by Congress and President Obama. With the advent of the Internet it’s gotten easier to watch every step our government takes. And President Obama is making some nice moves to make what they do more transparent to the American people. We elect them, so we need to make sure they are doing their job. The laws I list are posted at govtrack.us, which is a nice site for checking laws in any stage their in. As always feel free to leave any additional comments.
On Jan 16, 2009, the President signed the following bills into law:
S. J. Res. 3 , A joint resolution ensuring that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of the Interior are those which were in effect on January 1, 2005. Click for Full Text
On Jan 29, 2009, the President signed the following bills into law:
S. 181: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 – A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Click for Full Text
President Obama’s Weekly Address – 01/31/09
Filed under: Blog Entries, Obama, Personal Finance, Politics
In the weekly address, President Barack Obama addressed the latest economic news and urged the passing of an America Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.
He also announced that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is preparing a new strategy for reviving our financial system — which will not only ensure that CEOs aren’t abusing taxpayer dollars, but also get credit flowing and lower mortgage costs.
Watch the address and read the full text on whitehouse.gov.
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