This past fall, friends, family and employees of Penn Medicine joined together for the 2016 Heart Walk to help raise funds for the American Heart Association. The health system participated in two events – the QVC—West Chester Heart Walk on October 15 and the Philadelphia Heart Walk on November 5.
Penn Medicine not only met their ambitious fundraising goal of $250,000, but exceeded it by $20,000, making them the number one fundraising company and health system with $270,000 raised. These funds will go directly into cardiovascular research and education to help fight the nation’s number one and number five leading causes of death – heart disease and stroke.
More than 1,900 registered walkers represented different departments, service lines, and entities throughout Penn Medicine including Chester County Hospital, Clinical Care Associates, Corporate, Friends of Penn, Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Home Care, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Pennsylvania Hospital.
The Heart Walk is the American Heart Association’s premiere community-based event to promote physical activity while raising funds and awareness to help save lives. Interested in participating? Visit HeartWalk.org to sign up for an event near you or visit PennMedicine.org to stay updated on sign-ups for 2017.
Walkers from Chester County Hospital are all smiles as they get ready to start the 5k walk to support AHA - October 15.
A large turnout from Penn Medicine at the Philadelphia Heart Walk - November 5.