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Southern Delaware Heart Walk nets close to $250,000

Annual event supports American Heart Association and American Stroke Association
About 1,500 people participated Nov. 6 in the Southern Delaware Heart Walk in Rehoboth Beach. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
November 15, 2022

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Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Roughly 1,500 people participated Nov. 6 in the Southern Delaware Heart Walk in Rehoboth Beach, raising approximately $250,000.

The annual Southern Delaware Heart Walk supports the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, whose mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Bayhealth interventional cardiologist Dr. Roberto Scaffidi served as chair of the event.

The walk featured a 3.1-mile walk in Rehoboth Beach, important information on heart health and stroke prevention, sponsor resources and giveaways, healthy fruits and snacks, and entertainment.

For more information on the Southern Delaware Heart Walk, go to heart.org/southerndewalk.

 

Raising more than $10,000, participant Tomie Morse was the event’s top individual fundraiser. Her team from Morse Roofing and Siding joined her during the event.
WRDE Chief Meteorologist Paul Williams served as the event’s emcee.
Dressed as the Queen of Hearts, Kim Linkous joins her Bayhealth coworkers for a team photo before the walk.
The 2022 Southern Delaware Heart Walk took place near the Bandstand in Rehoboth Beach.
Like many of the walkers, Vic Holston was there to support another person, in this case his loving wife Karen.
The walk is one of the few events where there’s a group-wide warm-up before the event. Joined by her daughter Lia, Bayhealth’s Brittany Newman leads the way.
Proudly wearing their survivor hats are Carol Priestley and Alice Nagle. They were joined by fellow survivors Patricia Miller and Angela McNelia.
Cynthia Mather dressed as Mel Gibson’s Sir William Wallace in Braveheart.
Wilmington University student Hannah Garvey sings the national anthem while members of the Cape Henlopen High School JROTC stand tall. JROTC members are (l-r) Gianna Decker, Jazmine Ramos-Trejo, Rylee Tipton and Mara Lobley.
Getting a team photo taken by Abby Mead before the walk are (l-r) Michelle Schaffer, Eddi Alvarado, Easton Falgowski and Phil Falgowski.
Beebe Healthcare President and CEO Dr. David Tam hops up on a bench to get thank Beebe employees participating.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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