Giveaways & Contests

(www.sass-pants.com) — As American Heart Month comes to a close, Diet Coke offered me the chance to run a great giveaway targeted toward raising awareness of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women in America. The prize? A limited-edition crystal Diet Coke Red Dress Pin, designed by Heidi Klum, for five (5) lucky readers. Scroll to the end of the post for details on how to win. Read the middle for more on heart disease and The Heart Truth.

About the Campaign

The Heart Truth is a national awareness campaign created by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), that warns women about their No. 1 health risk, heart disease, and the need to take action against its risk factors. As the national symbol for women and heart disease, the Red Dress aims to inspire women to take action to protect their heart health. For more information, visit www.hearttruth.gov.

About Heart Disease

According to the NHLBI, important risk factors for heart disease that you can change are:  

• High blood pressure
• High blood cholesterol
• Diabetes
• Smoking
• Being overweight
• Being physically inactive

Although they’re not things you can do anything about, age and family history are also major risk factors for heart disease. The NHLBI says that while certain risk factors cannot be changed, it is important to realize that you do have control over many others. Regardless of your age, background, or health status, you CAN lower your risk of heart disease — and it doesn’t have to be complicated. Protecting your heart can be as simple as taking a brisk walk, whipping up a good vegetable soup, or getting the support you need to maintain a healthy weight.

For tips on how to create a heart-healthy lifestyle, visit the American Heart Association.

About the Giveaway

Five lucky winners will be chosen at random from the comments on this post to receive a limited-edition crystal Diet Coke Red Dress Pin (pictured at right), designed by Heidi Klum. (Heidi wore the pin on the red carpet at the Academy Awards this week!) The hourglass shape is intended to remind women that it’s time to get educated about heart disease.

To enter, just leave a comment on this post sharing one heart-healthy lifestyle change you’re going to make.

Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2009, and 11:59:59 p.m. EST.

Simple, right? Go to it.

The Fine Print

1. Comments like, “Give it to me!” or “I want to win!” ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. You have to answer the question.
2. One entry per person, and yes, I do check IP addresses to remove duplicates.
3. You must be a US resident to enter. No shipping outside the United States, not even to Canada. Sorry!
4. Comments must be received by Friday, March 6, 2009, at 11:59:59 p.m. EST
5. I will use the random sequence generator at Random.org to choose the lucky winner (who will be the first eligible entry in the sequence). The announcement of the winner will be FINAL. No arguing.

Good luck!

Contents Copyright © 2009 Kristen King
The Heart Truth and Red Dress are trademarks of DHHS.

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