American Heart Association’s Heart Walk Raises Over $2 Million [Event Coverage]

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Around 20,000 Houstonians laced up their sneakers on Saturday, November 3, 2018 for American Heart Association’s 25th annual Heart Walk in the Texas Medical Center.

“We are so appreciative of the companies, organizations and participants that came out to this year’s Heart Walk,” said Richard Alabaster, chairman of the 2018 Houston Heart Walk and president of Surface Technologies at TechnipFMC, one of the walk’s local sponsors.

This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Heart Walk, reminding communities of the many milestones and medical advancements that the American Heart Association has accomplished over the past two and a half decades, including reducing the cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality rate by 45 percent.

The non-competitive, family-oriented 5K walk raised over $2 million to support the fight against cardiovascular disease and stroke.