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Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts




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Do you know your cholesterol number? High cholesterol is one of the major controllable factors for coronary heart disease, which is the number one cause of death for women. A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive for Cheerios found that more than one-third of adults (37 percent) have not had their cholesterol checked within the past year.*

Those with limited access to adequate healthcare may not get regular cholesterol screenings and thus are at an even greater risk for heart disease.

Wondering how you can help? Now through January 31, 2010, for every code entered at www.cheerioshelpinghearts.com, Cheerios will donate $1, up to $200,000, to raise awareness for heart disease and provide free cholesterol screenings for women in need, through its partnership with WomenHeart. Codes will be featured inside specially marked boxes of Cheerios cereal.

This topic is near and dear to my heart, since heart disease runs in my family.

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Thanks to My Blog Spark and Cheerios, I  am giving away 3 beautiful freshwater pearl bracelets.   Wearing this bracelet will give you a constant reminder of the importance of taking care of your heart. And it’s lovely!

To Enter:

Leave comment telling me what you do to keep your heart  healthy, or share a story of women who have battled and overcome heart disease.

To earn extra entries:

  • Subscribe to my feed. You can subscribe through a feed reader or you can also subscribe by email and have posts sent to your email address.
  • Mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back here.
  • Follow me on Twitter (leave your Twitter name in your comment)
  • Send a tweet on Twitter about this giveaway-this can be done as often as you like, leave a new comment each time (leave your Twitter name in your comment)
  • Stumble this post

Please leave 1 extra comment for each additional entry, telling me which you have done (ie 1 extra comment if you subscribe, 1 extra comment if you mention this on your blog, 1 extra comment if you follow me on Twitter, 1 extra comment each time you tweet about this giveaway, 1 extra comment for a Stumble.

This giveaway will end Friday, March 27 at midnight CST.  One prize per household.  The winner will be chosen using random.org and I will notify the winners via email.  Make sure to include a valid email.  The 3 winners will have 48  hours to respond to email with their mailing address so that I can forward that information to the sponsor.  If that information is not received within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.   Good luck!

This giveaway has ended, I will email the winners and once I’ve received their information I will forward that to the sponsor.  Thank you everyone who entered!


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26 Responses to “Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts”

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      LINDA WOOD on March 23rd, 2009 7:38 pm

      I am working out at a gym-a first for me.

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      Karen L on March 23rd, 2009 7:41 pm

      Several years ago I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. As it tends to run in my family I wanted to tackle it right away before it began to damage my heart. I am a complete couch potato so exercising was a HUGe stretch for me but I signed up at the local YMCA and began to work out. I took a dance class, used the treadmill, swam, and even tried weight training. So, I never grew to like exercising, but my blood pressure evened out, I lost 15 pounds and I feel 100 times better! My diet was already pretty healthy, it was the exercise that made the difference.

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      Karen L on March 23rd, 2009 7:42 pm

      I am a subscriber

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      Karen L on March 23rd, 2009 7:43 pm

      I follow you on twitter as karenladd

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      judy brittle on March 23rd, 2009 8:43 pm

      I do a lot of walking. I don’t always eat healthy so I started taking a low dose aspirin everyday to help. I do love my Cheerios though! Thank you!

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      judy brittle on March 23rd, 2009 8:44 pm

      I’m a subscriber.

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      judy brittle on March 23rd, 2009 8:44 pm

      I follow on Twitter-kewpiedoll04

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      Dina on March 24th, 2009 3:49 pm

      I exercise, eat whole grains, fruit and veggies, and monitor my cholesterol / blood pressure.

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      Dina on March 24th, 2009 3:50 pm

      subscriber

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      Dina on March 24th, 2009 3:52 pm

      follow you on twitter (aitmama)

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      Lindsay on March 25th, 2009 4:30 pm

      I make sure to take long walks at least 3 times a week also, I eat tons of fruits and veggies…and of course Cherrios, with a two year old you can’t help but eats tons of Cheerios!

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      Lindsay on March 25th, 2009 4:32 pm

      I subscribe via google reader

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      Tamara B. on March 26th, 2009 8:24 am

      I try to keep my heart healthy by watching my sodium intake, eat plenty of vegetables, fruit,whole grain breads,pastas,cereals and stay way from fatty foods.
      tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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      Tamara B. on March 26th, 2009 8:25 am

      I am a subscriber.
      tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com

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      Charlotte (Life's a Charm) on March 26th, 2009 1:39 pm

      a little exercise like taking the stairs and walking everyday keeps my heart pumping and healthy.

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      Dolores Olsen on March 27th, 2009 3:55 pm

      I accidently went to the doctor for something and discovered my cholestrol was on the verge of causing me to have a stroke. I am one who has taken care of myself thru the years and am thin and always have been.
      Can’t remember the last time I had a twinkie. So it can be anyone. get your checkups!

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      Winners : Unexpected Bliss Reviews on April 5th, 2009 12:24 pm

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