Hey Triad, looking for something Fun, Fashionable and Heart Healthy too? Seek is having a “Go Red” day to join in on the National “Go Red” campaign. What’s the catch? ALL you have to do it wear red and comment here on Seek the Triad!!! Want another entry? Leave a comment on our Facebook Fan Page! Want an extra 5 entries, post a picture of yourself wearing red on our FB fan page!!! Have fun, be creative and be heart healthy!

What are we giving away? A GREAT gift pack donated by an incredible woman, Sally Irvin, who has been involved with the AHA for years. She truly has a passion for this program and wants to share it with you. She has a cook book (Women Heart’s All Heart Family Cookbook), red dress AHA pins, Red Dress note cards!

A little more about Sally:
Sally Irvin is the Associate Director for Faculty Services & Technology and an Adjunct Professor of Law at Wake Forest School of Law. She teaches Legal Research and Advanced Legal Research. Sally is an advocate for women’s heart disease and serves on the Governing Board of WomenHeart, The National Coalition For Women With Heart Disease. In 2005 she was chosen to attend the Mayo Clinic Science and Leadership Symposium, co-sponsored by WomenHeart, which educates women to promote quality of life and healthcare for all women living with heart disease locally and nationally. She has served on the American Heart Association’s North Carolina Public Policy Committee and currently serves as a member of the American Heart Association’s Winston-Salem Go Red For Women Leadership Council and its North Carolina Advocacy Coordinating. She also serves on the Public Awareness Committee of the North Carolina Justus-Warren Task Force on Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention.

Wear RED People!!!

Local Go Red Events:

• Greensboro Goes RED!
Wear your red and join the American Heart Association on Friday, February 5 at noon at Center City Park, for the first annual Greensboro Goes Red event. A brief program will take place with Budd Berro from Governor Perdue’s office, Nancy Vaughn, Mayor Pro Tem, local survivors, Dr. Paula Ross, Tracey McCain from WFMY News 2, Ricky Proehl and Rod & Lora from WMAG. Prize drawings will be held and light refreshments will be provided by Panera Bread. At the conclusion of the program, take part in the first-ever Greensboro Goes Red aerial photo!

• Winston-Salem Goes Red with Mayor Joines
Join us on Friday, February 5 at 11 a.m. at City Hall for Mayor Joines’ Go Red Event with the American Heart Association and Forsyth Medical Center. A proclamation will be read and a program will include local women survivors. Drawings will also take place. Wear your red that day and join us for the 2nd annual City Hall Goes Red Official Photo.

• FREE Screening for PAD
FREE “Dare to Care” Peripheral Artery Disease education program and screening, just for women. Led by physicians, the program will include a free screening to examine arteries in your neck, abdomen and legs. Location: Forsyth Medical Center conference center, 3333 Silas Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem. To register, call 1-888-844-0080 and specify the Dare to Care program.

• Have a HEART at Gateway YWCA
Wear red for women and girls on National Wear Red Day! For girls 18 or younger, come and join in the fun on Friday, February 5 at the Gateway YWCA in Winston-Salem from 4 – 5:30 p.m. for a youth health and activities fun fair!

• Wear Red Sale
Macy’s is having their annual Wear Red Sale from February 3 – February 7th to benefit Go Red For Women and the American Heart Association. Customers wearing red will receive 20% off sale, clearance and select regular purchases throughout the store or 10% off all jewelry and sale/clearance watches. If you don’t wear red, purchase a red dress pin at Macy’s that day for $2 and get your great sale prices. All proceeds from pin sales go to Go Red For Women!

• Sweet Potatoes & Dewey’s Go Red
On Friday, February 5, wear red and dine at Sweet Potatoes or pick up a heart cake square from any Dewey’s location and a portion of the proceeds go the American Heart Association! Enjoy fun dining and helping our community at the same time.

• Black & Gold Goes RED at WFU
Wake Forest University is going red with a wine tasting event on February 11 from 7-9 p.m. at Benson University Center at the Wake Forest University Campus in rooms 409/410. All event proceeds benefit Go Red For Women. For more information, contact Sally Channell at chanss7@wfu.edu or Avery Gordon at gordan7@wfu.edu.

Wednesday, Feb. 3 through Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 Macy’s will conduct a Wear Red Sale to raise funds and awareness for Go Red For Women. Customers who wear red will receive all-day savings throughout the store. Customers not wearing red can purchase a Red Dress pin for $2 and receive the all-day savings. 100% of the proceeds from the sale of the pins will be donated to the cause.