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South Bay Go Red For Women Luncheon raises $219,000 for women's heart health
"Stayin' Alive" dance party, three powerful testimonials among the highlights of the sold-out event
Close to 400 people celebrated heart health at the second annual South Bay Go Red For Women Luncheon held on May 20 at the Manhattan Beach Marriott. The event raised more than $219,000 for the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women campaign which aims to empower women against their leading health threat -- heart disease.
Speakers included Madi Giese, a 15-year-old who saved a life with CPR; Eve Walker, who had a heart attack when she was 28 years old, years after her sister died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition at the age of 16; and Diane Harrington, who was caring for her critically-ill daughter when she wound up in the emergency room with a cardiac emergency. Their stories served as a reminder that heart disease does not discriminate and it can strike anyone, any time, at any age.
Guests danced to the tune of “Stayin’ Alive” after watching a brief tutorial on how to save a life with Hands-only CPR. The Bee Gees hit song has a rate of 100 beats per minute, which is the rate one should push on the chest during CPR.
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Before the luncheon program guests participated in an educational session on the impact of stress on heart health and spent time at the Heart Lounge where they got their nails painted red and make up touched up, and received free blood pressure screenings.
Lisa Garey, financial advisor and senior vice president at Morgan Stanley, served as the event chairwoman. Philanthropist Charlotte Lesser, who chaired the inaugural Go Red Luncheon in the South Bay, was this year’s honorary chairwoman.
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The South Bay Go Red For Women Luncheon was sponsored nationally by Macy’s and locally by Torrance Memorial Medical Center, UCLA Health, Beach Cities Health District, Providence Little Company of Mary, Kaiser Permanente and Neutrogena. The media sponsors were Southbay Magazine, Playa Vista Today, Wiles Magazine and NBC4 Southern California.
The American Heart Association’s mission is building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Its goal by 2020 is to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent, while reducing deaths from heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases by 20 percent.
For more information, visit www.southbaygored.ahaevents.org.
