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Have a heart—join UD’s Heart Walk team

4:46 p.m., Aug. 16, 2005--Help save lives and have fun doing it.

With less than a month to go, UD’s American Heart Walk team organizers are urging students and employees to sign up for the Sunday, Sept. 11, walk on the Riverfront in Wilmington to help raise money for education and research into fighting heart disease, the nation's leading cause of death.

“The University strongly supports this important cause,” Marianne Carter, UD Employee Wellness Center director and Walk coordinator, said.

More than 4,000 people participated in last fall’s Heart Walk in Wilmington. UD’s team consisted of 140 students, staff, alumni and friends as the University turned in its best performance ever, raising more than $14,000 to help support the American Heart Association, Carter 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," Carter said.

Walkers collect pledges for the American Heart Association. There are 14 UD team captains who recruit walkers and collect pledge envelopes they turn into the registration table on the day of the walk leaving walkers to enjoy the music, food, health information, YouDee and Baby Blue.

Walkers also can earn prizes based on how much money they raise. All UD walkers receive a free UD Heart Walk T-shirt to wear to the event.

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

UD’s Heart Walk captains are:

• Marcia Rollison, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, rollison@udel.edu;
• Randee Tobin, College of Health and Nursing 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, Arts & Sciences, [krubin@udel.edu].

Article by Barbara Garrison

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