Support National Wear Red Day Tomorrow

February 5, 2009 by theo.johnson
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