The American Heart Association (AHA) hosted the Kern County Go Red for Women Luncheon at the DoubleTree on 3100 Camino Del Rio Ct from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The Go Red for Women annual event raised awareness towards heart disease, the number one killer of Women in the U.S. Bakersfield’s local medical experts and physicians were advocates to the event to provide lifesaving research, nutrition and diet education, and to support local community impact projects.

Local supporting projects, such as the Kern County Garden gave out fresh cut flowers and the BC cheer team also made an appearance at the (AHA) event, handing out books, tote bags, and catalogs to everyone who attended.

The event holds importance for those impacted by heart and stroke attacks, especially for those who have survived these kinds of attacks, also known as “Real Women”. Falicia Pickett, who is a part of the “Real Women” and a 2024 sponsor for the American Heart Association group shared, “The association were there during the hardest part of the process providing information and resources I needed to have about my diet and changes I can do to help prevent this kind of thing from happening again in the future.”

To support lifesaving research, education and community impact projects, raised funds came a great way in helping to fight and spread awareness against heart disease and stroke across Kern County.