As one of the Go Red for Women and Go Red Por Tu Corazon Spokeswomen, I am excited to announce the “Go Red” Twitter Party!
Last year I became a Go Red Spokesperson after seeing how heart disease was devastating my family. The unhealthy habits my family had practiced for many years had devastated us. Those practices were passed onto me and I, in turn, was passing them onto my sons. I was scared, very scared.
In the end, I made changes. I became educated. I made sure I stayed up to date with my numbers: cholesterol, blood pressure, weight. I had to look at myself in a new light. I could no longer say my muffin top was just an inconvenience. I had to admit to myself that my waist size was a precursor to heart disease.
I stopped frying and started baking. I brought skim milk instead of whole milk. I brought fresh fruits and vegetables. I cooked whole grain rice and sometimes brown. They were small changes. Changes we could live with. Changes that would help ME live. Changes that have inspired my family to get more active and become healthier.
We learned the risks and took the steps to prolong our lives. I did not want to become the eleventh member in my family to undergo open heart surgery.
Could I have been overreacting?
No.
Latinas suffer from heart disease at least 10 years earlier than Caucasian women.
Yet this doesn’t have to be our future.
This February, Go Red Por Tu Corazón invites you to Live for Your Heart and Go Red by living a healthy life to help prevent the No. 1 killer of Hispanic women –heart disease. To get us started, we’re kick off the month with a Go Red Twitter Party!
Come join me and my co-hosts! Meet new people, learn, laugh, and enter to win some Latinalicious prizes during our fiesta/party!
Below are some images of the prizes:
Macy’s Gift Card – $100 Retail Value
Go Red Leather Journal – $22 Retail Value
Go Red RhineStud Tee – $28 Retail Value
Grand Prize ($200+ Total Retail Value)
• Go Red Boutique Mirror ($18.00)
• Go Red Rhinestone Short Sleeve Shirt featuring Red Dress ($28.00)
• Go Red Rhinestone Brooch ($27)
• Go Red Leather Journal ($22)
• Go Red Utensil Set ($24)
• Macy’s Gift Card ($100)
Second Place Prize ($100+ Total Retail Value)
• Go Red Rhinestone Short Sleeve Shirt featuring Red Dress ($28.00)
• Go Red Rhinestone Brooch ($27)
• Go Red Leather Journal ($22)
• Go Red Utensil Set ($24)
Third Place Prize ($100+ Total Retail Value)
• Go Red Rhinestone Short Sleeve Shirt featuring Red Dress ($28.00)
• Go Red Rhinestone Brooch ($27)
• Go Red Leather Journal ($22)
• Go Red Utensil Set ($24)
15 Smaller Prizes – 5 of each item noted below (Retail Value Varies)
• Go Red Leather Journal ($22)
• Go Red Boutique Mirror ($18)
• A one of a kind Go Red Sports Bag not sold anywhere else ($20)
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Twitter Party Details: Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Time: 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET Required Hashtag: #goredcorazon Language: ENGLISH and SPANISH Follow hosts: Migdalia Rivera – @MsLatina NOTE: You MUST follow hosts and RSVP below to win. Winners will be chosen with random.org from those who RSVP and are answering “Go Red” Twitter Party questions, while using the #goredcorazon hashtag. Open to US Residents ONLY. Post Office Box addresses are not allowed to claim prize. |
RSVP is mandatory!
Add your Twitter URL below
Example of a Twitter URL –> https://twitter.com/MsLatina
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Very excited for this twitter party I’ve been looking for a cause to be part of I think this will be an awesome twitter party. see you there!
Ruby recently posted..Wordless Wednesday- Luchador!
Woo hooo! I’m there Ms. Latina
Rachel recently posted..Perfect Lentil Soup A La Daisy
following everyone,,looking forward to the party
@cnaes
So excited cant wait!!
I’m in!
Excelente. Go Red !!
Lilian Hurn recently posted..10 tarjeta Target por solo 2 gracias a Deal Pulp
I’ll be there! Can’t wait! My grandma died of heart disease in 1971. This is very close to my heart!
@sleatham1
shelly aka allysmama recently posted..So Long 2010- Hello 2011!!
Gracias, ahi nos vemos!
Brenda recently posted..Telenovela Mi Pecado- ya esta disponible en DVD!
Hola!! I RSVP’d as @ChaCha572
Thanks,
Go Red!! 😉
Charro M. recently posted..Tackle It Tuesday
Hello, very happy to have the opportunity to participate. This issue is extremely important to me! Muchas gracias y nos vemos pronto!
Claudia recently posted..Año Nuevo- Cuerpo Nuevo part I
Hola lista y nos vemos en la fiesta, gracias
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Alli estare :0)
awesome cause and it sounds like a great twitter party! I’ll be there @lovemykeiki
RSVP:)
I follow Migdalia Rivera – @MsLatina on twitter @manthas24
I follow Carolyn Gonzalez- @CaroGonzaon twitter @manthas24
I follow Joscelyn R. Campbell- @JoscelynRC twitter @manthas24
I follow Rory – @MContemporanea twitter @manthas24
Looking forward to great Twitter party for such a great cause. I will see everyone then. :0)
Sounds interesting. Can’t wait!
Cant’s wait! See you there!
I will be there with bells on! Just RSVP’d above! @DinaJ
Sounds like fun! rsvp’d
Can’t wait!! @purplelaptop2
Will be there as @_mongoose
Should be fun! 🙂
Sarah recently posted..MamaSarahJane- Win a 25 Amazon Gift Card! Retweet this and follow @skimporg to win! httpss-tco-v4XRkVq
Looking forward to it! A cause that is LITERALLY very dear to my heart!
Lissete recently posted..Go Red for Women on Feb 4th
I RSVP…how fun!
Alba Garza recently posted..Giveaways around the blogosphere
This is such a great cause! See you then!!
My dad died of heart diease 9/19/1983 He was 36 years young. Not a days goes by that I don’t miss him.
#GoRedCorazon RSVP’ing, see you all there! @KatM21
Looking forward to learning some new healthy tips.
I’ll be there! 🙂
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Yay!! rsvp’d 🙂
Yay!! rsvp’d 🙂 looking forward to the party 🙂
I hope to be there! ALL great causes deserve a voice. Rock on! 😉
RSVP’d can’t wait
I look forward to meeting you all at your party and to get some good healthy info! @2boysblue
wow nice! can’t wait till feb now
Congrats again Migdalia on being the spokeswoman! This is such an important issue for women in general. my best friend had a heart attack at 35, we could all stand to be reminded to take care of ourselves with as much passion and interest as we take care of our loved ones.
RSVP’d and following, can’t wait!
@bobisyellow
Following hosts on twitter under @BeautifulBP
yvonne.perrin@yahoo.com
Im excited to join your party with “Go RED” cant wait to meet everyone make new friends and learn new things
yvonne.perrin@yahoo.com
Retweeted party event @BeautifulBP
yvonne.perrin@yahoo.com
Tweeted about party 1/30/11 @BeautifulBP
yvonne.perrin@yahoo.com
RSVP’d as well. Can’t wait! What an honor, to be a spokewomen for such an awesome cause. 🙂
Tweeted party 1/31/11 @BeautifulBP
yvonne.perrin@yahoo.com
I just RSVP.
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I RSVP and I am very excited to attend this very important twitter party. I hope to meet new people also.