The American Heart Association, the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to building healthier lives free of heart disease and stroke, is holding its annual fundraising luncheon.

WHAT: Go Red for Women Luncheon.

WHEN: Friday, Feb. 22. Free health screenings and a silent auction from

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; luncheon and fashion show 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

WHERE: Baton Rouge River Center Grand Ballroom, 275 S. River Road.

TICKETS & INFO: $100. Call 1 (800) 257-6941, ext. 6180, or visit

www.heart.org/batonrougegored and click on “your event.”

DETAILS: The luncheon is part of the Go Red for Women Movement

that encourages women to take charge of their heart health by making it

a top priority. More women die of heart disease than all forms of cancer

combined.