A couple of weeks ago I wrote to our team asking for help in raising funds for the American Heart Association's Heart Walk. Our goal was to support the effort to help fight heart disease which is the number one killer among men and women in the United States.
With cardiovascular disease being one of our signature service lines, this is a cause that I think we can all relate to both personally and professionally. Over the years, our organization has made great strides in advancing research in this key area of medicine ranging in part from the implantation of the first Abiocor total artificial heart to our most recent announcement of the first cardiac based stem-cell trial which is aiming to restore damaged heart tissue after a heart attack. None of these milestones could have been achieved though without significant support and funding which is where the American Heart Association steps in.
While I know many of you were able to participate in this years walk, for those that didn't, I wanted to share what a tremendous effort the team put forth this year. This year was our most successful event ever with 578 walkers (the most of any company in town) and we raised $38,588.87 (also our best effort ever)! This total far exceeded our $25,000 goal and put us in second place in the city (behind Kindred Healthcare) among all companies who raised funds for the walk.
Given this effort, I cannot tell you how proud I was to represent our system in front of all of our great team members and the community at the walk. Your contributions are making a huge difference in helping to find a cure and I sincerely want to thank all of you who participated with your time and donations!
In addition to all who contributed to this sucess, I especially wanted to recognize Lisa Mullins for her time and efforts as our head captain and cheerleader in making this such a successful event! Her efforts truly helped make the difference for our team! Thank you Lisa and I will be looking forward to working with you all in setting a new record again next year! Great job Team!
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