For Immediate Release: February 1, 2008

For More Information:
Annette Barnette
Public Relations & Marketing Director
Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia
(304) 462-4115

Glenville, WV—Local residents can learn more about the nation’s number one killer by going to lunch at Glenville State College. The campus will again be the site of one of many ‘Wear Red Day’ events around the state and the country to raise awareness about heart disease.

GSC’s Campus Health Nurse Julia Barr and Student Activities Director Kipp Colvin are teaming up to organize the event. Colvin said, “We encourage everyone to participate by wearing red to work that day and to the luncheon. This event will help the American Heart Association raise awareness about cardiovascular disease and empower people to reduce their risk.”

Barr said, “We are proud to be joining the AHA and concerned companies and organizations across America in the fight against the number one killer of women as well as of men. ‘Wear Red Day’ is a chance for us to arm ourselves with knowledge about this devastating disease and to raise funds that will help the AHA advance its research and education efforts.”

The national campaign features a red dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. This symbol links a woman's focus on her outer self to the need to also focus on her inner self and her heart. A simple red dress works as a visual red alert to get the message heard loud and clear: ‘Heart Disease Doesn't Care What You Wear—It's the #1 Killer of Women.’ For more information, visit Heart Truth.gov.

Glenville State College’s free ‘Wear Red Day’ luncheon is scheduled for Friday, February 8th at noon in the Mollohan Campus Community Center. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Colvin at Kipp.Colvin@glenville.edu or (304) 462-7361x7412 or Barr at Julia.Barr@glenville.edu or (304) 462-7361x7430.