Plans underway for Greater Mercer Heart Walk Sept. 7
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association announced Judith M. Persichilli, president emeritus of Catholic Health East Trinity Health Inc. and Christy Stephenson, interim president and CEO of St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, will serve as co-chairs of the Greater Mercer Heart Walk scheduled for Sept. 7 at the Mercer County Park Marina, West Windsor.
Heart Walk, sponsored nationally by Subway and locally sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, St. Francis Medical Center, NJM Insurance Group, Bank of America and NRG Energy, is the American Heart Association’s premiere event for raising funds to save lives from this country’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers - heart disease and stroke. Held in more than 400 communities throughout the U.S., the Heart Walk is designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living through an environment that’s fun and rewarding for the entire family.
Persichilli and Stephenson will manage a volunteer executive leadership team charged with recruiting more than 4,000 walkers and raising $450,000 to support American Heart Association and American Stroke Association research and education programs.
To learn more, visit www.mercercountyheartwalk.org or call 609.223.3710.
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The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association announced Judith M. Persichilli, president emeritus of Catholic Health East Trinity Health Inc. and Christy Stephenson, interim president and CEO of St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, will serve as co-chairs of the Greater Mercer Heart Walk scheduled for Sept. 7 at the Mercer County Park Marina, West Windsor.
Heart Walk, sponsored nationally by Subway and locally sponsored by Bristol-Myers Squibb, St. Francis Medical Center, NJM Insurance Group, Bank of America and NRG Energy, is the American Heart Association’s premiere event for raising funds to save lives from this country’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers - heart disease and stroke. Held in more than 400 communities throughout the U.S., the Heart Walk is designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living through an environment that’s fun and rewarding for the entire family.
Persichilli and Stephenson will manage a volunteer executive leadership team charged with recruiting more than 4,000 walkers and raising $450,000 to support American Heart Association and American Stroke Association research and education programs.
To learn more, visit www.mercercountyheartwalk.org or call 609.223.3710.
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