Heart Challenge

Southern New England Heart Walk Celebrates Milestone Year, Inspires New Momentum for 2025–26 Campaign

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The American Heart Association Heart Walk promotes CPR readiness, celebrates survivors, and drives critical cardiovascular research PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, October 9, 2025 — The American Heart Association’s Southern New England Heart Walk united more than 3,000 participants on June 7, 2025, raising $449,000 to support lifesaving research, education and community health programs.  Held at Rhode … Read more

Hampton Roads healthcare executives take the helm to save lives

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Amber Egyud and Donna Runyan mobilize Hampton Roads’ corporate leaders to build community of lifesavers as co-chairs of American Heart Association Heart Walk HAMPTON ROADS, Va., June 25, 2025 — Amber Egyud, Chief Operating & Nursing Officer of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare and Donna Runyan, Chief Human Resources Officer of Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, will lead the … Read more

Jay Farmer of JLL and Brigette Perry of Penn Direct, Inc. to Co-Chair the 38th Annual Greater Washington Region Golf Tournament

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Four people on a golf course

The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, welcomes Jay Farmer and Brigette Perry as co-chairs of the 38th annual Greater Washington Region Golf Tournament. Jay Farmer, JLL Jay Farmer currently serves as Executive Managing Director, Brokerage for JLL, a global commercial real estate services firm.  He … Read more

Greater Maryland Heart Walk – Tuesday Team Shout Out

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Hi! I am Mike Mathis. In August 2017, at the age of 50, I had a “widow maker” heart attack and survived. Everything went right that day. From the decision to have my wife drive me to the hospital, to the ER Doctors and Staff not giving up on me, even after 40 minutes. I … Read more