Hey gang. I mentioned that I was going to talk to Clos du Bois about raising money for WomenHeart as a tribute to Sher, and they enthusiastically agreed to help. Clos du Bois will match the amount we raise through the end of August September 15 . . . up to $10,000! So we have the opportunity here to really help raise awareness—and up to $20,000—for women with heart disease.
The WomenHeart website is being updated right now, so the mechanics of this are a bit grass-roots. But here’s how to donate and make it count for Sher:
1. Click here.
2. Fill out the form with your donation amount and click the box below that says, “My donation is a tribute to someone special.” Click “Verify info.”
3. On the next page, click “Send Payment Now.”
4. On the next page, click “Tribute Info.”
5. Enter Sher’s name (Sher or Sherry or Sherry Cermak are all fine) up above. For the notification address, enter*:
Lia Huber
1083 Vine Street, #522
Healdsburg, CA 95448
Click “Enter Info”
6. Spread the word!
* Entering this address is important, as it’s the only way we’ll be able to keep track of the amount raised for matching. I promise I won’t forward any of your contact information!
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Why WomenHeart?
Because heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women, as we’ve just been harshly reminded of with the loss of Sher (of the blog What Did You Eat?) last month. Six times more women die of heart heart attacks than of breast cancer each year—267,000 in fact. And WomenHeart is working hard to lower that number.
Why an organization focused only on women?
Because . . . 8,000,000 American women are currently living with heart disease.
Because . . . twice as many women as men who have survived heart attacks will have another one within six years.
Because . . . 38% of women, compared to 25% of men, will die within one year of their first heart attack.
Because . . . women display different symptoms than men, which means even though their risks are higher, they’re less likely than men to receive any type of treatment after a heart attack, and are almost twice as likely to die after bypass surgery.
So something is being done right? Well, yes and no. Women make up only 25% of participants in all heart-related research studies.
That’s why organizations like WomenHeart are so crucial. For raising awareness, for raising research dollars, for acting as a voice and a community for women coping with heart disease.
8 Comments
You might get overwhelmed if this diary on Daily Kos takes off- http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/8/6/9315/22603?new=true. I hope you don’t mind.
If it does get legs I am going to email Honig Winery and ask if they want to participate. Great stuff. Thanks.
Thanks so much for the post!
Thanks, Lia. This is a wonderful memorial to Sher. She would have loved it.
Glenna . . . I’m so glad to hear you say that. It was my sincere hope that that was the case as I started the ball rolling. Thanks for your help!
Thanks so much for doing this, heart disease is a really big problem for women these days and its a wonderful tribute to Sher
Jennywenny . . . It’s great to see everyone’s response–you’re right, heart disease is a much bigger issue for women than I think most of us realize. Thanks for your support!
Lia — Thank you, and all the other contributors, very much for honoring Sherry’s memory in this way. She would have appreciated it very much.
Bob
Bob . . . I’m so glad to hear that. We’re honored to do so.
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