Seattle HEART Walk!

Did you know that cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of all Americans?
In fact, someone dies from CVD every 38 seconds!
Heart disease also kills more women than all forms of cancer combined.(CRAZY)And congenital cardiovascular defects are the most common cause of infant deaths. (Mason is a survior)

You can help. When you join Start! Heart Walk, you join more than a million people in 300+ cities across America in taking a stand against heart disease and helping save lives! (Find a city near you by visiting the website)

The funds raised for the Heart Walk will support projects like these:
-Preventation and treatment for patients
-Groundbreaking pediatric heart and stroke research (about 36,000 babies are born with heart defects each year - research is the key to saving babies lives)

This year I am getting an early start and I am recruiting walkers for the 2011 Seattle heart walk.

The walk will take place in Seattle on 10.15.2011 at 9am.
I have registered a team and would like to get as many people as possible to join us on this day!

To join / register with us please go to the below website:

http://pugetsoundheartwalk.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=446088

The team name I have created is: TEAM MASON! (OF course)

There is no cost to join us in this walk. Please go to the website to read more about it!

If you can not walk with us on this day you can also go to the website and donate towards my team goal!

Thanks Everyone!

Kelsey

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