LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The American Heart Association is looking for your help so people can live longer and healthier lives.
On Sunday, October 23rd, there will be a Heart Walk and 5K run at Spartan Stadium and organizers are looking for teams or individuals to sign up now to help take a stride against cardiovascular disease. According to the Center for Disease Control, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. So events like this are key to helping reduce those numbers through research and awareness.
“The Heart Walk is to help bring awareness, let people know that there are a lot of people working through cardiovascular disease and also stroke,” says Adah Ellerbrock, Lima Heart Walk. “This is a way for us to make advancements in heart disease and people that are going through that.”
Again the Heart Walk is Sunday, October 23rd at Spartan Stadium, the 5K starts at 8:30 and the walk at 9. To sign up or to make a donation visit https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/HeartWalk/MWA-MidWestAffiliate?pg=entry&fr_id=7414
