Attention Red Dress Fashionistas: Show the world why a woman's heart should never be broken with a new contest designed to bring out your inner fashionista while raising a ton of money & awareness for women & heart disease!
By Colette Bouchez
A woman’s heart should never be broken … but sometimes, it just is.
No, the villain isn’t that philandering boyfriend or nasty ex-husband. It’s heart disease - the number one threat to a woman’s heart, and her life.
In fact while heart disease used to be pretty much a man’s domain, you may be surprised to learn that today more than half of the deaths from heart attack - some 52% - occur in women, reports the US Centers For Disease Control (CDC).
And if you think it’s just our Mums and Grandmums who are at risk, here’s an even bigger shocker: According to the CDC, heart disease is the third leading cause of death in women aged 25 to 44.
I thought that might get your attention - because it sure got mine!
But the good news is there is something we can all do about it - and bring out our inner RedDress fashionista in the process!
First, take steps to reduce your personal risk of heart disease - by watching your weight, getting regular exercise, cutting down on the junk food and cutting out cigarettes.
Next, be super aware of the symptoms of heart attack, which in women, not only include chest pain, but sometimes pain in the upper back or upper stomach, and an unyielding sense of fatigue. If you - or any woman you know - is experiencing these symptoms, seek medical attention right away! Don’t wait - and insist on a workup for heart disease!
And third: Design a fabulous red evening or cocktail dress!
Indeed, Campbells Soup in conjunction with American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Heart Disease campaign are once again sponsoring a spectacular Address Your Heart Red Dress Design Contest - with a ton of money going to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Heart Disease Awareness campaign - and a grand prize that will knock your socks off - red or not - going to one spectacular winner!
To enter all you need do is fill out a short form, then submit a drawing of your fabulous red dress design - anything from a simple pencil scribbling to an elaborate computer generated work of art is fine! Just describe a few of the details (like fabric and embellishments) and you’re on your way!
In mid November Project Runway’s Tim Gunn and his staff of design mavens will pick 3 of your fabulous Red Dress design entries, and they will be created by a top design firm, professionally photographed and put on display for public vote. (Just visit RedDressDiary.com after November 6th for more news, pictures of the finalist’s dresses and links where you can cast your vote!)
But here’s the really great part: For every vote that’s cast, Campbells Soup will donate $1.00 to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Movement - the premier fundraising and awareness raising campaign for women and heart disease - until a whopping 625 thousand bucks are raised for the cause!
PLUS: If you win the contest you ( and your spectacular red dress! ) will be on the arm of Tim Gunn strutting down the Red Carpet at the absolute most spectacular, star-studded Red Dress Red Carpet Event sponsored by Woman’s Day Magazine, in February 2010!
So, if you love your Mum, your sister, your Grandma, your best friend - if you love RedDressDiary or if you just love to WEAR RED , help show the world that a woman’s heart should never be broken! Join the contest, join the fun and help the cause - and together we can beat heart disease!
To learn more about how to join the contest and submit your design visit RedDressDiary.com and click the Attention All RedDress Fashionista's link on the top left sidebar!
By Colette Bouchez
A woman’s heart should never be broken … but sometimes, it just is.
No, the villain isn’t that philandering boyfriend or nasty ex-husband. It’s heart disease - the number one threat to a woman’s heart, and her life.
In fact while heart disease used to be pretty much a man’s domain, you may be surprised to learn that today more than half of the deaths from heart attack - some 52% - occur in women, reports the US Centers For Disease Control (CDC).
And if you think it’s just our Mums and Grandmums who are at risk, here’s an even bigger shocker: According to the CDC, heart disease is the third leading cause of death in women aged 25 to 44.
I thought that might get your attention - because it sure got mine!
But the good news is there is something we can all do about it - and bring out our inner RedDress fashionista in the process!
First, take steps to reduce your personal risk of heart disease - by watching your weight, getting regular exercise, cutting down on the junk food and cutting out cigarettes.
Next, be super aware of the symptoms of heart attack, which in women, not only include chest pain, but sometimes pain in the upper back or upper stomach, and an unyielding sense of fatigue. If you - or any woman you know - is experiencing these symptoms, seek medical attention right away! Don’t wait - and insist on a workup for heart disease!
And third: Design a fabulous red evening or cocktail dress!
Indeed, Campbells Soup in conjunction with American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Heart Disease campaign are once again sponsoring a spectacular Address Your Heart Red Dress Design Contest - with a ton of money going to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Heart Disease Awareness campaign - and a grand prize that will knock your socks off - red or not - going to one spectacular winner!
To enter all you need do is fill out a short form, then submit a drawing of your fabulous red dress design - anything from a simple pencil scribbling to an elaborate computer generated work of art is fine! Just describe a few of the details (like fabric and embellishments) and you’re on your way!
In mid November Project Runway’s Tim Gunn and his staff of design mavens will pick 3 of your fabulous Red Dress design entries, and they will be created by a top design firm, professionally photographed and put on display for public vote. (Just visit RedDressDiary.com after November 6th for more news, pictures of the finalist’s dresses and links where you can cast your vote!)But here’s the really great part: For every vote that’s cast, Campbells Soup will donate $1.00 to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women Movement - the premier fundraising and awareness raising campaign for women and heart disease - until a whopping 625 thousand bucks are raised for the cause!
PLUS: If you win the contest you ( and your spectacular red dress! ) will be on the arm of Tim Gunn strutting down the Red Carpet at the absolute most spectacular, star-studded Red Dress Red Carpet Event sponsored by Woman’s Day Magazine, in February 2010!
So, if you love your Mum, your sister, your Grandma, your best friend - if you love RedDressDiary or if you just love to WEAR RED , help show the world that a woman’s heart should never be broken! Join the contest, join the fun and help the cause - and together we can beat heart disease!
To learn more about how to join the contest and submit your design visit RedDressDiary.com and click the Attention All RedDress Fashionista's link on the top left sidebar!
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