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USC will participate in this year's 2007 START! Midlands Heart Walk, and faculty and staff can help reach the University's goal to raise $15,000 for the American Heart Association.
The walk will begin at 9 a.m. March 24. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the Colonial Center at 801 Lincoln St.
The 2007 START! Midlands Heart Walk offers faculty and staff an opportunity to serve the community, represent USC, exercise, and earn prizes. Money raised by the event will be used to support the American Heart Association's fight against heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death and disability in the United States.
As a walker, participants will gather contributions in advance. Family and friends can sponsor walkers. Prizes will be awarded based on the amount each participant collects. Each participant who collects at least $100 will earn an American Heart Association T-shirt.
The individual who raises the most money will be awarded a two-night stay from a list of destinations that include Hawaii, Las Vegas, Miami, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten, among other destinations.
Faculty and staff can sign up as either a team captain or a walker. Team captains recruit people to walk or just donate. The fund-raising goal for each team captain is $1,500. Teams are needed from all University departments, divisions, floors, and work groups.
To sign up for 2007 START! Midlands Heart Walk, go online to heartwalk.kintera.org/midlandssc under the University of South Carolina.
For more information, contact Faculty and Staff Campus Wellness Promotion at 7-6518 or wellness@gwm.sc.edu.
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