Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts

Did you know that heart disease is the #1 cause of death for American women? I didn’t! Cheerios did a survey recently that found while heart disease ranked highest in terms of chief health concerns among women, only 50 percent of women have had their cholesterol level checked in the past year. Women with low incomes are even less likely than others to get their cholesterol checked. So, Cheerios is raising money to provide cholesterol screenings for women in need with their Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts program.

Specially marked boxes of Cheerios have codes that can be entered at the site. For every person who enters a code on that site, $1 will be donated to WomenHeart to support women’s health education and provide cholesterol screenings for women in need. They’ve pledged to donate up to $300,000! How awesome is that? WomenHeart is the nation’s only patient advocacy organization serving women with heart disease. They report startling statistics such as the following:

267,000 women die each year from heart attacks, which kill six times as many women as breast cancer.
43% of deaths in American women, or nearly 500,000, are caused by cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) each year.
38% of women and 25% of men will die within one year of a first recognized heart attack.

Obviously this is issue that deserves your attention. So, what can YOU do? The easiest thing would be to buy some Cheerios! This cereal is delicious for both breakfast and snacks and now they have a number of different flavor varieties so you’re sure to find one that you enjoy. If, for some reason, you’re just not fond of cereal, you can also donate to WomenHeart directly.

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2 Responses to “Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts”

Organically Tv
September 6th, 2008 at 11:44 am
It’s nice to see a mainstream food company supporting causes such as this. Kudos to Cheerios!

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Dino De Lellis
November 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
Indeed , it is good to see that Cheerios is lending a helping hand in this very serious problem , the statistics are very alarming especially it’s high mortality rate. And it’s heartening to see that such a big company doing something.

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