Charitable Gift Giving Blog: Gifts That Help » Heart Disease

Red Barbie to benefit the American Heart Association

steve — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:48:56 +0000

As part of the “Go Red for Women” campaign, Mattel released this red Barbie Go Red for Women doll which benefits the American Heart Association. It’s somewhat reminiscent of the Pink Barbie we highlighted a few years ago that benefited breast cancer causes.

As much attention is breast cancer gets, most people may not realize that heart disease remains the #1 cause of of women worldwide. The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women program is aimed to bring awareness of this killer to women worldwide. For more information or to donate directly, visit http://www.goredforwomen.org/.

Red Dress that benefits the American Heart Association

steve — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:50:20 +0000

Here’s a pretty red dress available at Macys. The INC International Concepts Dress, Go Red for Women® is a comfortable dress made from rayon and spandex which is machine washable and made in the USA.

The dress is extremely stylish, with a scoop neckline, short puffy sleeves, ruched side seams and an unlined pullover style.

The dress is produced under the Go Red For Women® program, meant to bring awareness to heart disease in women,the number one killer of women worldwide.

10% of the sale price of the dress will be donated to the American Heart Association.

Bare Essentials Lip Gloss that Helps American Heart Association

steve — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:04:49 +0000

Bare Escentuals Buxom Lips Charity is a great lip gloss / lip polish available from the good folks at Sephora. In fact, it was a names a Best of Sephora product in 2008.

The lip polish creates the look of fuller, more volumptuous lips, providing lots of shine but without a sticky or tacky feel. It’s infused with vitamins A and E to help keep lips soft and well protected. It doesn’t have Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates, or other things prevalent in other lip products.

With every purchase of Charity Buxom Lips, Bare Escentuals donates to the American Heart Association through the BE Cares philanthropy.

Hamilton Juicer that Helps Cure Heart Disease

steve — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:37:48 +0000

This Hamilton Juicer, available from Target, is a high-quality juicer with an extra-large feed chute to place fruits and vegetables in, as well as a powerful 800-watt motor to extract the juice. Pulp is collected in a large bin that’s dishwasher-safe.

Proceeds from the purchase of this juicer will go to the American Heart Association.