Story by American Heart Association

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – If you’re “seeing red” this week, it’s a good thing! Red is the color of the week and beyond, marking American Heart Month and the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement.

National Wear Red Day is this Friday, February 7, a day when everyone wears red to support women’s fight against heart disease, their No. 1 killer. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer combined. In Tennessee, about 9,000 women die each year from cardiovascular disease. Yet up to 80% of cardiovascular disease is preventable through healthy living choices we make every day.

Everyone is encouraged to wear red on Friday, February 7 and share their Red pictures on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and everywhere with the local Go Red hashtag #NashGoRed.

Free materials can be downloaded at GoRedforWomen.org/WearRedDay.

Media personalities, buildings, businesses, and millions of people across America will unite to show their red this week and throughout the month. And Middle Tennessee will be big on that national red map.

Clarksville Mayor Kim McMillan will also proclaim Feb. 7 as “National Wear Red Day” for the City.

“I know there are several businesses and groups in Clarksville that are recognizing ‘National Wear Red Day,’” said Mayor McMillan. “I think this program is an important reminder of what we all can do to take care of ourselves and create a healthier community.”

How is Middle Tennessee “going red”? Highlights include:

Cities and Counties Go Red
Cities proclaiming National Wear Red Day: Brentwood, Clarksville, Nashville, Franklin.
Counties proclaiming National Wear Red Day: Davidson, Dickson, Hickman, Lincoln, Montgomery, Overton, Perry, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, Williamson.

Gateway Chamber Orchestra Goes Red – Feb. 9 and 10
For the Feb. 9 Clarksville and Feb. 10 Nashville performances, Go Red information will be placed in guest programs and Orchestra members are encouraged to wear an element of red.

American Heart Association Night at the Nashville Predators – Thursday, Feb. 27
The Nashville Predators are offering special discounted tickets for this game through the link www.nashvillepredators.com/aha. Exclusive benefits will be available to those who use this link, such as a photo on ice with Gnash, and a chance at a Zamboni ride and time in the penalty box. Each ticket sold through this link will generate a donation to the American Heart Association.

Businesses Go Red
Many local businesses will support Go Red For Women and American Heart Month during February by asking employees to wear red, decorating windows or interior areas in red, sharing heart health information, providing free services or hosting internal fundraisers or public events.
• Activa 1240
• Amsurg
• Ann Hoke & Associates, Keller Williams, Murfreesboro
• Bob Parks Realty
• City of Brentwood
• Brentwood High School
• Caterpiller Financial
• CBS Outdoor
• Clear Channel Radio
• Comdata
• Embassy Suites, Murfreesboro
• First Tennessee Bank, Murfreesboro
• Five Star Radio, Clarksville• Franklin Fire Dept.
• Gateway Medical Center
• Healthways
• The Hermitage, Home of President Andrew Jackson
• Hickman County
• HomeFront Properties, Murfreesboro
• J. Smith Lanier & Co., Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville
• Kim Brogli Real Estate Group, Murfreesboro
• La Ranchera 880
• Law Office of Merriel Bullock Neal, Clarksville
• The Leaf-Chronicle
• Macy’s Cool Springs
• Macy’s Green Hills
• Macy’s Rivergate
• Meharry Medical College
• Metro Nashville Public Schools
• Mid-South Bank. Murfreesboro
• Mimi’s Cafe
• Nashville Ballet
• Nashville Business Journal
• Nashville Electric Service
• Nashville General Hospital
• Nissan
• Perry County
• Pinnacle Bank – all of Middle Tennessee and Knoxville
• Reeves-Sain, Murfreesboro
• Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce
• Saint Thomas Health
• Sinclair Broadcasting
• Tennessee Department of Children’s Services
• Tennessee Department of Health
• Tennessee Performing Arts Center
• Tennessee State Parks
• Tennessee Titans
• TriStar Health
• UPS
• Vanderbilt Heart
• Vanessa’s Barbershop, McMinnville
• VF Imagewear
• Williamson Medical Center
• Williamson County
• Willis
• Wirtgen
• XMI Holdings

About Go Red For Women®
Go Red For Women® is part of the American Heart Association’s solution to help save women’s lives. With one out of three women still dying from cardiovascular disease, the association is committed to fighting this No. 1 killer. GoRedForWomen.org connects millions of women of all ages and gives them resources to turn personal choices into lifesaving actions. Go Red For Women is nationally sponsored by Macy’s and locally sponsored by Saint Thomas Heart.

For more information, please visit NashvilleGoRed.Heart.org.
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