Southeastern forming teams for Heart Walk
Contact: Christina Chapple
2/1/06
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University is helping to raise funds for the American Heart Association by forming teams for the annual “Heart Walk” scheduled for Feb. 11.
The Heart Walk will begin with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the Claude B. Pennington Jr. Student Activity Center. The 2.5 mile walk begins at 9 a.m.
Teams from throughout Tangipahoa Parish will assemble for a morning of walking, health assessments, free food, music, and prizes. The event will also feature the opportunity to meet American Idol finalist Lindsey Cardinale of Ponchatoula.
If the weather is inclement, activities will be held inside the Pennington Center.
Information on signing up for the Heart Walk, forming teams and setting fundraising goals is available online at tangipahoaheartwalk.kintera.org.
For a list of prizes, including a cruise for two, contact Jim McHodgkins, assistant dean of Student Development, Student Union room 202, (985) 549-3792.
“Come help Southeastern raise funds for the American Heart Association by forming a team,” McHodgkins said. “Thanks to all our walkers, donors and volunteers who have accepted the challenge to help fight heart disease and stroke. We cannot achieve our mission without each one of you.”
Since 1924 the American Heart Association has helped protect people of all ages and ethnicities from the ravages of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, the nation’s number one and number three killers, claim more than 949,000 American lives a year. The association invested more than $364 million in fiscal year 2003-04 for research, professional and public education, and advocacy so people across America can live stronger, longer lives.
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