Cheerios Angel de mi Corazon to Fight Heart Disease and High Cholesterol in Hispanic Communities.

Five local organizations and individuals committed to the fight against heart disease and high cholesterol in Hispanic communities were awarded 2009 Cheerios Angel de mi Corazon grants to continue on their mission. Chosen from a winning pool of nominations, the winning grant recipients developed outstanding strategic programming to encourage healthier lifestyles and provided excellent resources to help raise the level of awareness of heart health and high cholesterol in their community. The Cheerios Angel de mi Corazon program was created in 2007 to raise awareness of heart disease — the leading
cause of deaths among Hispanics in the country — and honor those individuals committed to the cause.

“The Hispanic population is one of the most vulnerable groups prone to suffer from high cholesterol and heart diseases,” said Rodolfo Rodriguez, Marketing Director of General Mills. “We’re proud to honor these individuals and organizations whose work often goes unnoticed with the Cheerios Angel de mi Corazon grants. We hope others will be inspired to support the cause by this year’s grant recipients.”