WomenHeart, Cheerios & YOU Can Help Women Get Cholesterol Screenings

High cholesterol is a leading indicator of heart disease, but knowing if you have high cholesterol can help you make dietary and other changes needed to lead a heart healthy lifestyle. 

Heart Month - February 2009 will mark the 5th year that General Mills uses their Cheerios cereal brands to raise awareness and money for WomenHeart. 

How You Can Help Raise $200,000 for WomenHeart!

Step 1: Purchase specially marked Cheerios brands

Step 2: Go online to www.CheeriosHelpingHearts.com

Step 3: Enter the promotional code found inside your Cheerios box
For each code entered, General Mills will, in turn, donate $1 to WomenHeart to provide FREE cholesterol screenings to women in low-income areas during the 2009 Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts Tour.

WomenHeart Champion Dolores Marino Featured on 8+ million Boxes!

WomenHeart is thrilled Cheerios selected Dolores Marino, a WomenHeart Champion and patient advocate, to inspire women by featuring her story. To read Dolores' story, purchase a box of Cheerios or go online to www.CheeriosHelpingHearts.com.

2008 Circle of Helping Heart Tours Helped Hundreds in Southern California

In the fall of 2008, WomenHeart, together with General Mills, launched the Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts Tour which provided over 900 women with free cholesterol and wellness screenings in underprivileged communities throughout Southern California.

For two weeks, the Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts Tour bus screened women, men and entire families that came out to take the first step towards heart health.  The Tour traveled into Spanish speaking areas of California and provided bi-lingual screeners and heart health information to the hundreds that attended.

Help us reach out to even more women in need during the 2009 tour! Purchase specially marked boxes of Cheerios and go online to enter the codes at www.CheeriosHelpingHearts.com.