Walk planned at YSU for three counties

This year's event will take place at one location.
YOUNGSTOWN -- The American Heart Association will sponsor the 2003 American Heart Walk to be held Sept. 13.
For the first time, participants from Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties will gather at one walk site, the Youngstown State University track, to help reach the goal of $130,000. Last year's event raised $111,000. Proceeds from the walk are used for research and education in heart disease and stroke.
Thomas Hollern, area president for National City Bank, Northeast Region, is chairman of the event, and many of the walkers will be recognized with red survivor caps during the ceremonial first lap to be led by the 2003 Heart Children, Colin Beltran of Austintown and Olivia Pushak of Cortland.
To register
Those interested in participating can register by contacting Lynn Whetson at the association's office, (330) 965-9230, or by visiting the Web site at www.heartwalk.kintera.org/youngstownOH.
Sponsors of the event are as follows:
UGold: Heart & amp; Vascular Center at St. Elizabeth Health Center and The Heart Hospital at Forum Health.
USilver: National City Bank, The Heart Center of Northeastern Ohio, The Heart Center Children's Hospital of Akron and Armstrong Cable.
UBronze: Ohio Heart Institute, Diagnostic Cardiology Associates, Advanced Cardiology Inc. and Guidant.
UFriend: Charter One Bank, Cellular One, Brisol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging and Anthem.
UMedia: The Vindicator, Clear Channel, News Channel 33 and Big 106.1.