Everyone knows someone affected by heart disease or stroke.

On Sept. 4, 2007 my Father Roland Lewis was unexpectedly taken from his family & friends due to a massive heart attack. Retired Va State Police dispatcher 5th Div. He was 75 years old. (See October 2007 Confederate Buckeye)

On Sept. 15, 2004 I found my friend Diana Filby lying in her bed as if she were sleeping. She wasn't, she had died in the early morning hours from a heart related disease.A waitress at Williamsburg Golden Corral. She was just 58 years old.

In the summer of 2007 my neighbor was taken from her house & hospitalized due to a stroke. She will never see her yard, flowers, home or personal belongings she had collected for many years again. A Navy widow. She is in her mid 70's.

I have set a personal goal to raise funds for the American Heart Association and need your help to reach my donation goal. We are raising critical dollars for heart disease and stroke research and education.

You can help me reach my goal by making a donation online. Click on the link below and you will be taken to my personal donation page where you can make a secure online credit card donation. The American Heart Association's online fund raising website has a minimum donation amount of $25.00. If you prefer to donate less, you can do so by sending a check directly to me.

Your donation will help fight our nation's "No. 1 and No. 3 killers" heart disease and stroke. You are making a difference. Thank you for your support.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support American Heart Association - Norfolk, VA
From; Marsha Lewis 20 McKinley Dr. Newport News, VA 23608-1454
As a personal favor to me, would you please consider donating to this request. I knew Mr. Roland, and I know Miss Marsha and her Mother Miss Alma. They are good Southern people. With our entwined Southern roots, let us do ALL we can to offer help to our Southern family.

Good luck Marsha, Tracy and I will talk to you very soon, and you all are always in our prayers!!

Michael Lawson
The Ohio Division Commander
Sons of Confederate Veterans.