Members of the Greater Westerly Heart Walk Committee

Walkers with Heart Unite for the American Heart Association’s Greater Westerly Heart Walk

The American Heart Association is calling on the community to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. The Greater Westerly Heart Walk will take place on Saturday, September 21st, 2019 at Watch Hill Gazebo in Westerly, RI.

Members of the Greater Westerly Heart Walk Committee

The Greater Westerly Heart Walk Committee from left to right, Frank Cofone, Nicholas Stahl, Westerly Hospital, Jo-Ann Bates, YMCA, Mary Ellen Buckley, Westerly Community Credit Union, Skip Hoffman, Maxson Automatic Machinery Company

The Greater Westerly Heart Walk brings hundreds of walkers together to be Healthy For Good, a movement designed to rally millions of Americans to live healthier lives, inspire a lasting change and unify people around the simple idea that making a small change today can create a difference for a generation to come.

The Heart Walk features a 2-mile walk and a 5-mile walk route, a family friendly atmosphere with games, demonstrations and healthy snacks. This year’s goal is to raise $50,000 in support of the mission of the American Heart Association.

The Greater Westerly Heart Walk helps fund research, advocacy campaigns and helps to save lives in our community and around the world. Dollars raised by the American Heart Association have led to breakthroughs such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), microsurgery, heart valve replacement, coronary bypass surgery, the pacemaker and drug treatments for high blood pressure and congestive heart failure.

The American Heart Association gives thanks to all of our sponsors including Westerly Hospital, YMCA, Westerly Community Credit Union, Maxson Automatic Machinery Company and the Sun Media Group.

WHAT: The 2019 Greater Westerly Heart Walk www.GreaterWesterlyHeartWalk.org

WHEN: Saturday, September 21, 2019 – Rain or Shine! Registration and Pre-Walk Festivities: 8:00 a.m. Official Start: 9:00 a.m.

WHERE: Watch Hill Gazebo, 151 Bay St., Westerly, RI

DISTANCE: 2 or 5 Mile Route – Rain or Shine!