American Heart Association - MA - Greater Boston

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

Description:
American Heart Association merged its 56 individual state and metropolitan affiliates into 12 regional affiliates and adopted a single corporate structure. In addition, the organization approved a far-reaching health-impact goal calling for the reduction of coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010.

AHA has funded more than $1.7 billion in mission-specific activities, including $665 million for heart disease and stroke research, $630 million for public health education, $246 million for professional education and training and $184 million for community services.

History:
Volunteers Needed for the 2008 Boston Heart Walk

The 2008 Boston Heart Walk is Saturday, September 13th at the DCR Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade.

Registration begins at 8:30am and the walk starts at 10am. Volunteers are needed before, during, and after the walk for the following:

Set Up (arrive at 5:30am)
Tear Down (begins at 2:00pm)
Registration
Kid's Zone
AHA Health Tent
Stage Area
Hydration Stations
Refreshment Tent
Survivor Red Cap Table
Communications Area

• Volunteers need to check in at the Hatch Shell by 7am Saturday, September 13th.



Contact person: Cassandra Semenza, (phone), (email)


Office fax number: (617) 439-7701

Address:


20 Speen Street Framingham, MA 01701 (See a map)


Web Site: http://www.bostonheartwalk.org

Directions:

Take exit 13 (Rte 30 Natick) off of the Mass Pike. Continue straight through the tolls towards the Natick Mall. At the end of the ramp, you will be heading one way on Rte 30. At the. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Commuter Rail - West Natick Stop,   Walk distance (in minutes): NA   Nearest Bus Stop: NA, NA minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.mbta.com/schedmaps/index.cfm

Last updated on July 1, 2009