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Show COpy Mrs. Elfrieda Bond, President Bountiful Business and Professional Women's Club 383 w. 400 N. # 16 Bountiful, Utah Dear Frieda: As your Club begins to make plans for the new year, may I suggest that you include a "HeartU program on your agenda. President, Miss Anne Kidd, has asked me to serve this Rheumatic Fever-Heart Fund Chairman for the State Federation. Ou State year as During the past eight years, BPW Clubs throughout the State of Utah have made "Heart" their cause. Possibly many of you would be interested in an account of what In gOing back through records, I find has been done during this time. that during the eight years we have supported "Heart", our BPW Clubs have contributed Our interest rightly so, $3,501.43, or a yearly average of $A37.68. has been primarily in Rheumatic Fever Research, and for Utah continues to lead the nation in the death rate from Rheumatic eari Disease. Despite the fact that we the finest preventive programs in the United deal to be done in Parent Education. States, have there one of a great is through Public Education and School Health programs distributed over 16,000 copies of Rheumatic Fever educational leaflets. Exhibits and films were widely used, as well ai TV and Radio Spots and newspaper artiles. During the past year the Heart Association Even though great amounts of money are being made available by the Federal Government in the fight against the nation's Number 1 killer--heart disease, the support of groups such as ours is still To quote President Johnson, nNow more than we have ever needed. We needed it before--we must have the help of our Heart Association. 35 thousand physicians, the crusading spirit volunteers, the expansion of its vital research, and community programs.fl education, need the experience of its of its 2 million As your State Rheumatic Fever-Heart Fund Chairman I at all times to help with any program or information. am available Sincerely, Dorothy Bradshaw P.S. I am mailing under separate cover copies "Hearts and Huntingtt. of that your husbands and their hunting companions read it at U least two weeks before leaving for the "Big Hunt D.B. Please see • |
