Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll is joining the American Heart Association in celebrating a milestone for the group’s “Go Red For Women” Movement. They’ll mark 10 years of fighting for women’s heart health by lighting the state’s Historic Old Capitol building red for American Heart Month, which began Friday.
Heart Disease is the number one killer of women, causing one to three deaths each year. And, David Francis with the American Heart Association says his group is commemorating their “Go Red For Women” campaign by continuing to educate women about heart disease and lighting up the old Capitol Friday night.
“It’s actually the whole front of the old Capitol will be lighted up red. We have some lights coming in and we’re having all that set up. And, it’ll go red from 6:30, the actual lighting is at 6:30 and it’ll go until midnight and everyone’s welcome to join us at the event with the Lieutenant Governor,” said Francis.
February is American Heart Month, and Friday is also National Wear Red Day.
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