I am proud and honored to serve as the 2015 Open Your Heart Chair for the Go Red For Women Campaign!  I am deeply grateful to have this unique opportunity to lend my voice and my heart to a cause that is deeply personal to me.  My goal is to raise $50,000 for the Go Red Luncheon to be held on Friday, February 20, 2015 and I am asking you to consider making a contribution to Open Your Heart.

Open Your Heart is Go Red For Women's call to action for you to make a personal contribution to the cause, which is 100% tax deductible.  Your generosity means more adequate health care, more resources for women to stay healthy, more knowledge for them to remain healthy and promote health among their peers - in short, your support means more lives saved. 

Each year, 1 in 3 women die of heart disease and stroke. But we can change that because 80 percent of cardiac events can be prevented with education and lifestyle changes.  Please join me and make a commitment to help raise funds toward this critical disease. I cannot do it alone.

Please open the link below to find an Open Your Heart pledge form to scan, or send back to the American Heart Association at 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060.  Or, you can make a gift online at http://richmondvagoredluncheon.ahaevents.org.  No matter how big or small the gift, every dollar counts, and I truly appreciate your consideration.  If you have any questions, or would like more information about our Individual Giving programs, please contact Lauren Schingh at (804) 965-6522 or Lauren.Schingh@heart.org.