RED, SET, GO! HEART LUNCH

The second annual Red, Set, Go! Heart Lunch was hosted by the Olympic Medical Center Foundation on Friday, February 27, 2009 at Sunland Golf and Country Club. The purpose of the luncheon is to inspire women to become educated to improve their heart health.

The Foundation is committed to this campaign to raise the awareness of the critical issue of heart health for women on the Olympic Peninsula.  The key to eradicating this disease is education, and women who understand the risks of heart disease and know the steps to reduce them are better equipped to avert this serious and largely preventable threat to their health.

Noted cardiologist Dr. Peter Albro was our Keynote Speaker, and was joined by Dr. Rebecca Corley and Dr. Kara Kurtz-Urnes, in providing us with important information to attain our goal of a heart-healthy lifestyle.  In addition to our brilliant speakers, we dined on a fabulous heart-healthy lunch, prepared by Chef Doug Seaver, of Cedar Creek Cuisine and the Bell Street Bakery in Sequim. 

This year, funds raised by our silent auction, basket raffles and Fund A Need will be used to provide Automated External Defibrillators (AED’s) to the Port Angeles and Sequim communities.  This year, nearly $25,000 was raised! .  To see pictures of this great event, please click here.

The date for next year’s Red, Set, Go! Heart Lunch will be Friday, February 26, 2010.  At that event, we will focus on the Go! - diet, nutrition and exercise.  We’ll have heart healthy recipes, our speakers will educate us on the subject of ways to improve our commitment to reducing our risk of heart disease by building more physical activity into our existing routines and we’ll have plenty of fun raffles!

Sponsorships for this outstanding event are available and most welcome. Sponsorship levels are:

• GOLD - $5,000 – Full page advertisement in program, display booth and table for 8 at event.
• SILVER - $2,500 – Half page advertisement in program, display booth and table for 8 at event.
• BRONZE - $1,250 – Quarter page advertisement in program, display booth and table for 8 at event.

We invite you to join us on February 26, 2010! Please contact us for more information or tickets to this event.