New Toast to Women Website to Raise $100,000 for Women With Heart Disease
Posted on: Friday, 6 February 2009, 06:00 CST
WomenHeart and Clos du Bois Launch Year-Long Heart Disease Awareness Campaign
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Perfectly timed for Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, www.ToastToWomen.com offers visitors a simple, heartfelt way to raise funds and awareness for women's heart disease by sending a free, personalized e-card to the special women in their lives. For every e-card sent from ToastToWomen.com, Clos du Bois will donate
In addition to free e-cards, a simple, "green" alternative to traditional paper cards, visitors to ToastToWomen.com will find helpful eating tips, festive menu ideas from WomenHeart's ALL HEART Family Cookbook and heart healthy drink recipes. Consumers can also enter to win one of several heart healthy gym totes, fully outfitted with a portable MP3 player, pedometer, personal yoga mat, reusable water bottle and plush gym towel. One lucky winner will also receive a beautiful new cruiser bike, ideal for staying heart healthy and physically fit.
Many Americans are surprised to learn that the number one cause of death for women of all ages is not cancer, but heart disease. In fact, according to the National Institutes of Health, heart disease kills eight times as many women as breast cancer. The nation's only patient advocacy organization representing the eight million American women with heart disease, WomenHeart, is the sole beneficiary of ToastToWomen.com and will receive all of the proceeds from this special site, for a total of
"We are so grateful to have generous partners like Clos du Bois that share our organization's commitment to helping women take charge of their heart health," said
On National Wear Red Day, part of American Heart Month, women and men across the country are encouraged to wear red and unite in the national movement to raise women's awareness of their personal risks for heart disease. ToastToWomen.com e-cards make perfect reminders for National Wear Red Day and American Heart Month, and are also a heartfelt way to toast the women in your life throughout the year.
Said Clos du Bois winemaker
Visit www.ToastToWomen.com for more information.
Editor's Note: Images and recipes available upon request.
About Clos du Bois(R)
Clos du Bois is distributed by VineOne, headquartered in
About WomenHeart(R)
WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease is the nation's only patient advocacy organization representing the eight million women living with heart disease. It aims to improve their quality of life and healthcare through support, information and advocacy. For more information, visit http://www.womenheart.org.
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