Wear Red this Friday!

Big Red Parrothead · Post by **Big Red Parrothead** » January 30, 2007 3:43 pm

This Friday, February 2nd, is national Wear Red for Women Day. It is a big part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, which is aimed at educating women and raising awareness about heart disease, the #1 killer of women.

Unfortunately, there is a common misconception that cardiovascular disease, particularly heart attack, only strikes men. But in reality, 53% of all cardiovascular disease deaths in this country are women. Since 1979, the death rate for heart disease in men has declined by 17%, but the death rate for women has slightly increased over this same time period. Every year, heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases kill more American women than the next five causes of death (including all forms of cancer) combined.

So this Friday, please remember to wear red as a show of support for all the women in your life and to help raise awareness about heart health among women.

For more information, visit http://www.goredforwomen.org.

(And in the interest of full disclosure, yes, I do work for the American Heart Association.

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carolinagirl · Post by **carolinagirl** » January 30, 2007 3:50 pm

Thanks for the reminder, Big RED Parrothead! I got something in the mail from the Heart Association, but didn't realize it was already!

CapnK · Post by **CapnK** » January 30, 2007 5:23 pm

Big Red Parrothead wrote: For more information, visit http://www.goredforwomen.org.

not to minimize the importance of this campaign, but couldn't they have picked a better domain name? I read this as gored for women.org sounded like a S&M site or something.

Big Jimmy · Post by **Big Jimmy** » January 30, 2007 5:39 pm

Uh They may wanna pick a different Friday- In Chicago, this Friday is Wear Your Bears Garb.

fruityparrothead · Post by **fruityparrothead** » January 30, 2007 8:44 pm

Thanks for the reminder!!!!

Big Red Parrothead · Post by **Big Red Parrothead** » January 30, 2007 10:51 pm

And in case you need another reason . . .

"Save at Macy's on National Wear Red Day, February 2nd

As a national sponsor of Go Red For Women, Macy's is celebrating National Wear Red Day in their stores on February 2nd. Wear red to your local Macy's store on National Wear Red Day and receive a 15% savings pass. For those not wearing red, make a $2 donation to Go Red For Women and get the official Red Dress pin and the 15% savings pass. "

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » January 30, 2007 10:56 pm

I don't know. All of this red sounds like some kind of a Nebraska plot to me.

It's definitely a good cause. Wear something red on Friday!

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » January 30, 2007 11:01 pm

Elrod wrote:I don't know. All of this red sounds like some kind of a Nebraska plot to me.

It's definitely a good cause. Wear something red on Friday!

or an old school 'Niner top..

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » January 30, 2007 11:29 pm

ragtopW wrote:
Elrod wrote:I don't know. All of this red sounds like some kind of a Nebraska plot to me.

It's definitely a good cause. Wear something red on Friday!
or an old school 'Niner top..

Silly, they wear cardinal and gold..... don't they

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » January 30, 2007 11:31 pm

Tequila Revenge wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
Elrod wrote:I don't know. All of this red sounds like some kind of a Nebraska plot to me.

It's definitely a good cause. Wear something red on Friday!
or an old school 'Niner top..

Silly, they wear cardinal and gold..... don't they

I have a Ronnie Lott Jersey

Tequila Revenge · Post by **Tequila Revenge** » January 31, 2007 12:09 am

ragtopW wrote:
Tequila Revenge wrote:
ragtopW wrote:
Elrod wrote:I don't know. All of this red sounds like some kind of a Nebraska plot to me.

It's definitely a good cause. Wear something red on Friday!
or an old school 'Niner top..

Silly, they wear cardinal and gold..... don't they
I have a Ronnie Lott Jersey

Did you get the tip of his pinky too

AdamBomb8 · Post by **AdamBomb8** » January 31, 2007 1:35 am

Maybe Punxutawney Phil will be wearing red on Friday when he lets us know how much more winter to expect

spoonerhizolehound · Post by **spoonerhizolehound** » January 31, 2007 1:53 am

Dont tell me what to do!

flipflopgirl · Post by **flipflopgirl** » January 31, 2007 3:32 am

I have a red silk blouse to wear!!!!!

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » January 31, 2007 8:29 am

When I walked by the Today Show on my way to the office this morning there was a group of women, at least 25 of them, all wearing red coats and white scarves. Most of them had white hats, a couple had black hats, and they all had stop sign-shaped cardboard signs hanging around thier necks that said STOP on one side and GO on the other. I'm assuming it had something to do with this program.

comemonday · Post by **comemonday** » January 31, 2007 8:32 am

Big Jimmy wrote:Uh They may wanna pick a different Friday- In Chicago, this Friday is Wear Your Bears Garb.

I'm thinking that it was wear red day the same day as black and gold day last year in Pittsburgh....

Lundah · Post by **Lundah** » January 31, 2007 10:44 pm

Big Jimmy wrote:Uh They may wanna pick a different Friday- In Chicago, this Friday is Wear Your Bears Garb.

And I've been threatening all of my co-workers that I'll be wearing my Packers gear... unfortunately it's still in Milwaukee..

Big Red Parrothead · Post by **Big Red Parrothead** » February 1, 2007 11:11 pm

Just wanted to bounce this back to the top one time for anyone who hasn't picked out their outfits for tomorrow.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » February 1, 2007 11:11 pm

Big Red Parrothead wrote:Just wanted to bounce this back to the top one time for anyone who hasn't picked out their outfits for tomorrow.

Can I drive red tommorow??

VanillaGrl · Post by **VanillaGrl** » February 1, 2007 11:34 pm

Thanks for the reminder

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