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ResearchOur reputation for scientific excellence is at the core of Go Red FoR Women’s lifesaving work. Your donations help support breakthrough research funded by the American Heart Association. Here are just a few examples of research projects we’ve funded to fight heart disease in women:

In a study completed in 2010, researchers developed a more clear understanding of the role of sex hormones in the risk for life-threatening heart arrhythmia. This could lead to improved protections and treatments for women at high risk, particular those who are post-partum.

Could genes help determine the way women choose food and regulate energy? A screening tool could help identify those who may be at risk for excess weight gain due to their diet. The goal is to better understand how a common genetic trait might be linked via excess energy intake to obesity and the risk of cardiovascular diseases in women.

Hyper- and hypothyroidism (too much or too little thyroid hormone in the blood) are very common in women and elderly adults. Findings could lead to a better understanding of how they affect heart function by changing patterns of gene expression.

Another study aims to reduce the number of women who are obese during their childbearing years by using social networks to support them in returning to their prepregnancy weight after delivery and promote healthy infant feeding practices.

Effective therapies could prevent or reverse diabetes-associated cardiac disorders. New drugs, gene therapies and other treatments could reduce the risk of heart failure in diabetics while reducing medical costs.

Together, we can encourage women to make lifesaving lifestyle changes or learn how their family history plays a role in their health. Please join the CiRCle oF Red and help us prevent, treat and defeat heart disease. Consider a generous donation to the American Heart Association. Together, we can beat heart disease.

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Share your experience Go RedMake a difference Wear RedDonate for lifesaving research Make healthy lifestyle choices

Take Action Learn CPR VolunteerJoin a Passion Committee Tell 5 women you love

Go Red Help save lives todayJoin us in our missionGet involved locallyLearn more about women and heart diseaseShare your experience Go RedMake a differenceWear RedDonate for lifesaving research Make healthy lifestyle choices

Take Action Learn CPR VolunteerJoin a Passion CommitteeTell 5 women you love

The CiRCle oF Red is a powerful, passionate group of people

dedicated to making an impact in our community’s fight against heart

disease, the No. 1 killer of women.

As part of the CiRCle oF Red, members attend exclusive

gatherings to hear first-hand what their dollars are doing to make

a difference. The CiRCle oF Red is a great place to build

professional relationships and gain personal long-lasting friendships.

CiRCle oF Red members have the influence and resources to

help rally women to take charge of their heart health.

Make It Your MissionMake It Your Mission to fight

heart disease and stroke in women.

Join the CiRCle oF Red!

Heart disease doesn’t discriminate.

heaRt disease is still ouR

no. 1 killeR – it affects more

women than men and is more

deadly than all forms of cancer

combined. But the strength of

mothers, sisters, daughters and

friends fighting side by side is

more powerful than any killer.

It’s time to shout louder, stand

stronger and demand change.

About the Circle of Red

www.heart.org/richmondvagoredluncheonAmerican Heart Association | 4217 Park Place Court | Glen Allen, Virginia 23060

© 2013, American Heart Association. Also known as the Heart Fund. TM Go Red trademark of AHA, Red Dress trademark of DHHS.

We will not go quietly. We will Go Red.Celebrating 10 years of impacting women’s heart health.

We’re Changing BehaviorsGo Red FoR Women is the American Heart Association’s national campaign to increase awareness of heart disease in women and to inspire them to take charge of their heart health.

l o o k at s o m e o f t h e fac t s a b o u t w o m e n w h o g o r e d :

More than one-third have lost weight

Nearly 50 percent have increased their exercise

Six out of 10 have changed their diets

More than 40 percent have checked their cholesterol levels

One-third have talked with their doctors about developing heart-health plans

Go Red FoR Women offers a range of programs to improve your heart health, bolster your support system and improve the care that all women receive.

How your donations save lives Your donations not only support cutting-edge research—they fund lifesaving educational programs for women and treatment guidelines for physicians, so that the women we love receive the information and treatment they need—fast.

We need your help now so that our daughters, sisters and mothers have a chance to fight this No. 1 killer. make it YouR mission to fight heart disease by donating to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement.

Platinum Benefactor ($10,000 or more)

Six (6) VIP reservations to the Go Red For Women Luncheon

Eight (8) VIP reservations to the VIP & Auction Preview Reception

Six (6) reservations to the Richmond Heart Ball

Listed as a CiRCle oF Red member in the Go Red For Women Luncheon program and on event signage

Invitation to EXCLUSIVE CiRCle oF Red events held throughout the year

National recognition through our Cor Vitae—Heart of Life Giving Society and receive additional benefits

A Limited Edition Red Dress pin

Gold Benefactor ($5,000)

Four (4) VIP reservations to the Go Red For Women Luncheon

Six (6) VIP reservations to the VIP & Auction Preview Reception

Two (2) reservations to the Richmond Heart Ball

Listed as a CiRCle oF Red member in the Go Red For Women Luncheon program and event signage

Invitation to EXCLUSIVE CiRCle oF Red events held throughout the year

National recognition through our Cor Vitae—Heart of Life Giving Society and receive additional benefits associated with that level

A Limited Edition Red Dress pin

Silver Benefactor ($2,500)

Two (2) VIP reservations to the Go Red For Women Luncheon

Four (4) VIP reservations to the VIP & Auction Preview Reception

Listed as a CiRCle oF Red member in the Go Red For Women Luncheon program and event signage

Invitation to EXCLUSIVE CiRCle oF Red events held throughout the year

Bronze Benefactor ($1,000)

VIP reservation for (1) to the Go Red For Women Luncheon

VIP reservation for (2) to the Executive Reception & Auction Preview

Listed as a CiRCle oF Red member in the Go Red For Women Luncheon program

Invitation to EXCLUSIVE CiRCle oF Red events held throughout the year

Young Professional (Women under 40 years old, $500)

Listed as a CiRCle oF Red member in the Go Red For Women Luncheon program

Invitation to EXCLUSIVE CiRCle oF Red events held throughout the year

1990Dr. Andrew R. Marks

develops drugs to improve stents, angioplasty and

prevent sudden death.

Research Timeline The American Heart Association has funded critical research milestones that have benefited women

1961Dr. Julius Jacobsen begins performing

surgery using a microscope.

Microsurgery ultimately leads to changes in coronary artery surgery, plastic

surgery, neurosurgery, gynecology, limb

reimplantation, and orthopedic and tumor

surgery.

1985Drs. Joseph Goldstein

and Michael Brown are awarded the Nobel

Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on the role of

low-density lipoprotein receptors in controlling blood cholesterol levels. Their research provides

new insights into the ways fatty cholesterol enters body cells and why cholesterol levels may become too high.

1990Dr. John Clements

receives U.S. Food and Drug Administration

approval for an artificial surfactant called Exosurf Neonatal, which counteracts

Respiratory Distress Syndrome, a common

cause of death for premature infants.

1999 Dr. Bruce Psaty leads

a study showing a possible link between

the presence of a genetic variant

associated with blood clotting and the risk of non-fatal heart attacks in hypertensive women

who take hormone replacement therapy.

2007 Dr. Mario Capecchi

is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries in gene

targeting.

2012Since 2008 the

Circle of Red has grown 613% in the Richmond Community.

201310th anniversary year of Go Red For Women and

more than 627,000 women saved.

Membership in CiRCle oF Red is an honor and a privilege in that members receive special recognition for their individual contributions to the Go Red FoR Women campaign. The following list of benefits are only available to our members:

1956Dr. Ancel Keys first links dietary fat with cholesterol, spurring the American Heart

Association to assume a leading role in urging Americans to change

their eating habits.

If you have questions about the membership levels or anything at all pertaining to Go Red For Women, please contact the Richmond office at (804) 965-6522.

Membership Benefits