Heart walk at SRU helps victims, and raises student awareness

Slippery Rock University just had their second year of the Mini Heart Walk. According to Renee Bateman, the coordinator of health promotion, this event is not a formal one.

Students from SRU walked up to the tables placed in the Quad where this event was hosted, signed up for the event and then casually walked around campus.

 They could walk anywhere, as long as they were walking with purpose. These students could also go into the pavilion and have their blood pressure checked.

Mini Heart Walks are used to raise awareness of heart disease and to get the heart moving.

In the two years that SRU has done this event, there has been an average of 30 to 50 participants. Other areas such as Butler and Cranberry also host these events.

Most people prefer to go to those events since they are much larger, and since Butler has hosted them for several years.

Donations for the Mini Heart Walk come from SRU students, staff and faculty.

The proceeds go towards the American Heart Association for heart disease research. The reason this is so important to SRU students and the SRU campus is because everyone is affected by heart health.

This year's Mini Heart Walk went great as Arty the heart, the mascot for this organization, drew attention from students, staff and anyone passing by.

Consequently, many donated money and showed their support for this cause.