|
Volunteers sought for Start! Heart Walk
The
American Heart Association is looking for individuals to serve
as team captains for the Start!
Toledo
Heart Walk.
Team captains are responsible for rallying their family, friends
or co-workers to participate as walkers and raise funds for the
Heart Walk.
The fun-filled
event, which is expected to draw more than 4,000 walkers, will be
held
Saturday,
May 17, 2008,
at the
University
of
Toledo Glass Bowl Stadium.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the non-competitive 1 to
3-mile walk that wanders throughout UT’s beautiful campus starts
at 10 a.m.
Brooke
Butler,
the American Heart Association’s Start! Heart Walk director
said the event is family-friendly. “Kids, babies, strollers and
pets are all welcome. After the walk, everyone will return to the
stadium for freebies, awareness activities and a community
celebration.”
The fund raising goal for each team is $1,500.
As a walker, participants gather
contributions in advance. Prizes are awarded based on the amount
each participant collects. Everyone who collects at least $100
will earn a T-shirt. There are also, many incentives,
including a trip to
Florida that
team captains and walkers can win.
Money raised at the Start! Toledo Heart Walk will be used
to support the American Heart Association’s fight against heart
disease and stroke, the leading causes of death and disability in
the United States. |
Brothers Dakota and Brody Congioloso,
ages 3 and 5, are alive today because of research provided by the
American Heart Association. Funds raised at Heart Walks have yielded
important discoveries such as CPR, life-extending drugs, pacemakers,
bypass surgery, and surgical techniques that repair heart defects in
infants, children, and adults. Go to Heart Walks, page 16. |
