Dress Up and Go Red for Women

Woodlands Online, LLC - THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- The American Heart Association has once again teamed up with Montgomery County and Northwest Harris County to host their second annual Go Red For Women Luncheon. The luncheon will take place on May 14, 2010 at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott and will raise awareness for women and heart disease.

"Too few women realize that heart disease is their No. 1 killer," says Jill Barber, co-chair for the 2010 luncheon. "But the good news is that heart disease can largely be prevented. For that reason, the Go Red For Women movement encourages women to improve their heart health while taking action to fight women's heart disease."

Since 2004, the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women campaign has captured the energy, passion, and intelligence of women to work collectively to wipe out heart disease. The purpose of the movement is for millions of women across America to take heart disease personally. Using the simple platform 'Love Your Heart,' Go Red for Women engages these women - and the men who love them - to embrace the cause. While awareness is important, it is critical that women visit healthcare professionals regularly for check ups and discussion of personal medical history and risk factors or visit the Go Red Heart Checkup available at the link below.

The Go Red For Women Luncheon will begin at 10 a.m. with a "Purse-onality" purse auction and shopping at various vendors. After guests have shopped 'til they dropped, Llona Carson of KTRK-TV ABC13 will kick off the luncheon as the master of ceremonies and women from the two counties will laugh and listen to speaker Diana Jordan, healthcare humorist and stand up comedian. The Go Red for Women Luncheon unites the two communities to raise awareness for heart disease and stroke and to charge women with the responsibility of loving their hearts.