In support of American Heart Month, our 5th Annual 5K Walk For Life & Health Fair was held Sunday, February 24, 2008. In spite of the rain, over 180 student volunteers from around the region and members from the local community arrived at 6:00am to erect tents and prepare tables for booth sponsors! At 8:45am An aerobic warm-up was provided by 30 For Life to the beat of The Clay Colton Band, who performed live under the big tent until 1:00pm.

Standing under an umbrella this year, Mayor "Bud" Lewis waited at the start line with a big smile, ready to send hundreds of walkers on their way at 9:00am. KUSI spent three hours with us in the relentless rain interviewing enthusiastic volunteers, walkers, and booth sponsors about the reasons why they found it important to be there.

In Heritage Hall, the Cardiovascular Disease Foundation provided cholesterol & glucose tests along with blood pressure and body fat checks. The crowd of over 500 walkers and fair goers enjoyed free food, hot coffee, health screenings, health advice and information at the many booths provided on the lawn at Magee Park.

A big heart felt thank you to our sponsors, donors, volunteers, and walkers for participating in this year's event. T-Shirts and Goodie Bags may be picked up at our office, Monday - Friday from 9:00am-4:00pm through April 4th, for all Pre-Registered Walkers who did not attend the walk. Prize Winners were Matt Salem, Stephen Berdan, Lillian Pugh, Avalon Engerer, Scott Farr, Babu Jayaraman, Orlanda Lourdez, Anita Minard, Babu Sanugula, and Susan Grayson. Team Winners were Watkins Manufacturing for Largest Team, UCSD Pre-Pharmacy for Most Funds Raised, and United Physicians Group for Best Decorated Banner. If you would like to view and purchase photos from our Walk For Life event, please click on these links: www.RobertWeeksPhotography.com/rwp_events.html or www.SoCalPhotos.com.

The proceeds from this event directly benefit the free programs and services that teach our community about prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. We're looking forward to seeing you all again in 2009!