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Heart Walk Deemed a SuccessStaff reports - October 04, 2007
 | | Hundreds showed up at Wahconah Park on Sunday for the annual Heart Walk. |
PITTSFIELD - At least 400 walkers participated in Sunday's Berkshire County Heart Walk for heart health awareness on Sunday, shattering past records for the region.
Nearly 50 teams gathered at Wahconah Park on a beautiful Berkshire autumn day to walk the 3-mile course that looped through downtown before returning to the baseball field. Accompanied by special guests Sen. Benjamin Downing and John Bissell, the senior vice president of marketing and administration at Greylock Federal Credit Union, Berkshire residents walked to support the American Heart Association.
According to Corporate Events Director for the AHA Rick Macdonald, this year's walk easily broke the previous $74,000 fundraising record. Though money will continue to pour in over the next two months, the total to date already exceeds $88,000 in donations.
Used by the AHA for public education, research and health awareness, the funds came from more than 30 corporate sponsors and from the teams who received sponsorships for their morning stroll.
Since 1924, the American Heart Association aims to protect people of all ages and ethnicities from the ravages of heart disease and stroke. These diseases, the Nation's No.1 and No.3 killers, claim more than 910,000 American lives a year. The association invested more than $474 million in fiscal year 2004-05 for research, professional and public education and advocacy, according to the Berkshire Heart Walk web site.
"We're hoping for everyone to come back next year and make it bigger and better," said Macdonald.
Berkshire Health Systems was recognized at the event for their "commitment to employee heath and fitness." The "Fit and Friendly Award," accepted by BHS Senior Vice President Ruth Blodgett, applauds the company for their encouragement of healthy behaviors.
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