Speak Up To Save Lives!

First Coast – Celebrate the fabulous females of the First Coast and the hearts of women everywhere this Mother’s Day season. Join WJXT Channel 4’s Melanie Lawson and WOKV News Talk Radio’s Roxy Tyler for the Fifth Annual Go Red For Women Luncheon and Educational Forum Friday, May 14th at the Prime Osborn Convention Center. Registration begins at 10 a.m. Call 904-256-5642 to reserve your ticket today. Available seating is limited.

Of course, a heart healthy lunch will be served at 12 p.m. with life changing messaging from passion speaker Mrs. Joyce Beatty and keynote speaker Dr. Annabelle Santos Volgman, mentioned as Oprah Winfry’s cardiologist in O Magazine.

Go Red For Women Chair Susan Mack of Main Street America and the 2010 Signature Sponsor St. Vincent’s Healthcare are proud to present an enlightening forum designed for busy women.

Take advantage of complimentary blood pressure screenings provided by Solantic Baptist Urgent Care and Baptist Health and experience a fabulous expo with life saving educational sessions.

Education is key to making beneficial choices. The 2010 topics include:

*Women and Heart Disease, What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You presented by St. Vincent’s Healthcare

*Get to Know Your Winn-Dixie Pharmacist

*Gold Medal Fitness For Women On The Go Featuring Gold Medalist Shannon Miller provided by Baptist Health

Understand your health inside and out with picture and a promise from St. Vincent’s Healthcare. See your heart immediately with a sonogram and take your Red Dress picture home as a reminder to love your heart every day. Professional images provided by Melissa Posey Photography.

Deutsche Bank will also present a $1,000 scholarship to the 2010 Show Us Your Heart Art Contest featuring middle and high school students.

The color red and the red dress have become linked with the ability all women have to improve their heart health and live stronger, longer lives. Choose to go red in your own fashion, by spreading the Go Red for Women message. Speak up to save lives.

In America, 43 million women are living with cardiovascular disease. Every woman’s heart is a treasure worth protecting. Join the American Heart Association, change lives and Go Red for Women in 2010.