Mended Hearts Chapter 189 Group at the 2004 Red Dress Rally at the South Carolina State House.

     
Mended Hearts Ladies 

Gov. Mark Sanford (left), survivor Maureen Cates, Mended Hearts volunteer and teacher at Irmo Middle School, (speaking), and Mr. Steve Purvis, President and CEO of Providence Hospital (right), and Red Dress Ladies.  

Emma Dell McMahon and Governor Mark Sanford 

Red Dress Rally Ladies. 
       

On February 6, 2004, a group of Mended Hearts Chapter 189 members joined over 250 women dressed in red to rally at the State House to support the Red Dress Campaign. Governor Mark Sanford read a proclamation officially dedicating the first Friday of February to the issue of heart disease in women.

Maureen Cates, Mended Hearts volunteer and teacher at Irmo Middle School, addressed the rally. She's a 43 year old who survived a heart attack and surgery.

President and CEO Steve Purvis spoke on behalf of Providence Hospital.

Eight million US women have heart disease, which kills more women annually than any other health problem. The Red Dress Campaign has brought real awareness to the issue of women and heart disease. Thanks to our Mended Hearts 189 ladies - all dressed in red - who attended the rally.