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UD’s Heart Walk team seeks "a few good soles"

2:25 p.m., July 6, 2005--UD staff, students, alumni, retirees and friends are invited to participate in this year’s American Heart Walk, scheduled Sunday, Sept. 11, on the Riverfront in Wilmington.

UD is one of 50 local organizations sending teams on the 3.1-mile walk to raise funds for heart disease research and education.

"Last year UD had a very large presence at the walk,” Richie Holland, UD Human Resources manager and co-coordinator of this year’s UD team, said. “It was exciting to see so many UD community members lend their support to this important cause. Our goal is to exceed last year's participation. Because heart disease is this country's leading cause of death and disability, we have to do everything we can.”

Holland explained that each walker solicits donations that are donated to the American Heart Association (AHA) for research. Recent advances such as automated external defibrillators, high-technology surgical techniques, clot-removing drugs and CPR training are the result of research funded by the AHA.

Heart Captains recruit the UD teams and distribute materials.

To join a team, click here to go to the UD team’s web site or contact a walk captain.

The 2005 Heart Walk captains and their e-mail addresses are

Marcia Rollison, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics [rollison@udel.edu];

Randee Tobin, College of Health Sciences [rrtobin@udel.edu];

Phil Wescott, communication [pwescott@udel.edu];

Darlene Cartwright, student centers [darlene@udel.edu];

Richie Holland, human resources [richieh@udel.edu];

Kathleen Werrell, engineering [werrell@udel.edu];

Alice Daugherty, College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy [aliced@udel.edu];

Sharon Turner, Office of the Executive Vice President [sturner@udel.edu];

Marianne Carter, Employee Wellness Center [mcarter@udel.edu];

Melissa Turner, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy [mturner@udel.edu];

Patty Fogg, facilities [Fogg@facilities.udel.edu];

Randy Bey, facilities [rbey@udel.edu];

Christina Papola, Alpha Phi, College of Health Sciences [cpapola@udel.edu];

Nicole Marshall, Lambda Kappa Beta, College of Health Sciences [nikkim@udel.edu]; and

Kim Rubin, Gamma Sigma Sigma, College of Arts & Sciences [krubin@udel.edu].

Marianne Carter, director of the Employee Wellness Center and co-coordinator of the UD team, said, "This is an extremely worthwhile cause. We're hoping for another record-breaking year, and we encourage the UD community to join the UD-AHA team or lend their financial support."

Bevery Jackson of the American Heart Association said, “We greatly appreciate UD’s participation. The large UD turn-out and the presence of YoUDee, Baby Blue and the cheerleaders really highlight UD’s support.”

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