Go Red for Women
Last week was a great week! For those of you who don’t know,
last Friday was National Wear Red Day, which helps spread awareness of heart
disease. When I became Miss North Dakota International I instantly gained
another platform. My main platform is ALS Awareness, but I also work very
closely with the American Heart Association to promote Go Red for Women. Go Red
for Women works to decrease heart disease in women due to the fact that it is
the number one killer of women.
Since last week was a huge week for the
American Heart Association, I attended some events to raise awareness. On
Thursday, I spent my afternoon at the West Acres mall taking pictures with
people and increasing their awareness on heart disease. It was such a fun
afternoon. On Saturday I attended the Heart Ball, which raises money for the
American Heart Association. It was a great night and there was a lot of money
raised. I spent the night modeling live auction items and greeting people.
It was such an honor to be part of the event and it opened my eyes even more to
how much heart disease affects people and how much more we need to increase
awareness. I am so excited to continue to increase awareness for the Go Red for
Women organization. Being a nursing student, I see a lot of patients with heart
disease and have not thought about helping to change those numbers. It is a
great feeling knowing that I am now helping change people’s lives to help
prevent such a horrible disease and increase awareness about it. As a nursing student it is such a great opportunity and wonderful experience to
work so closely with the American Heart Association.
Erica
Miss ND International 2012
