Walking for healthy hearts


The 2024 Marion County Heart Walk took place on Sept. 21 at Citizens’ Circle in downtown Ocala. The CEO of HCA Ocala was chairman of the event and many team members were on hand to help. [Photo by Thomas Fletcher]

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Posted September 24, 2024 | Staff report

The 2024 Marion County Heart Walk fundraiser for the American Heart Association took place on Sept. 21 at Citizens’ Circle in downtown Ocala. Isaiah Zirkle, CEO of HCA Ocala, chaired the walk.

“Isaiah Led an incredible executive leadership team to help make this event a success. We had about 1,500 people the day of the event,” said Mallory Sealey, American Heart Association development director for Ocala.

Marion County Heart Walk participants have fun with photo ops during the Sept. 21 event. [Photo by Thomas Fletcher]

According to the tote board on the walk website, the goal was to raise $200,000 and the progress as of Sept. 24, was $177,357.

“Every walker who joins, every dollar donated, means more research, more people trained in lifesaving CPR, more medical breakthroughs and more champions for equitable health,” notes the website.

For details, go to www2.heart.org/site/TR/?fr_id=10883&pg=entry

Sara Russell, marketing director for AdventHealth Ocala, in the foreground, leads their team during the Marion County Heart Walk on Sept. 21. [Photo by Thomas Fletcher]

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