Walk is designed to help the Heart Association
Special to The Chronicle
The 2015 Tanglewood Heart & Stroke Walk is scheduled Saturday, Oct. 17 at Tanglewood Park, 4061 Clemmons Road, Clemmons.
The event schedule is as follows: Parking opens at 7:30 a.m., opening ceremonies start at 8 a.m., the 1 or 4-mile walk begins 9 a.m. and tent festivities begin at 9:30 a.m. and last through 11:30 a.m.
The walk is free.
Walkers are eligible for a Heart Walk T-shirt once they have raised a minimum of $100.
“Walk with friends, family, coworkers or strangers you’ll bond with along the way. The Tanglewood Heart & Stroke Walk is a 1 or 4-mile pet-friendly walk route,” organizers say.
For more information, contact Sonja.Seeloff@heart.org or visit www.tanglewoodheartwalk.org.
The Heart & Stroke Walk is the American Heart Association’s premiere event for raising funds to benefit heart disease and stroke research and prevention education in the community.
The Heart & Stroke Walk is designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living in an environment that’s fun and rewarding for the entire family.
Researchers point to the need to fund the vital research and programming that addresses heart disease and stroke in women and minorities
The Walk is the American Heart Association’s premiere event for raising funds to save lives from this country’s No. 1 and No. 5 killers – heart disease and stroke. Designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living, the Heart & Stroke Walk creates an environment that organizers say is fun and rewarding for the entire family.
Participation will help raise even more in the fight to save lives.
The American Heart Association is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to defeating heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. The mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
