Family, Friends, Team Members, and potential Donors and Participants,
Being born with congenital heart disease and undergoing open heart surgery at 20 years old was an eye opening experience for me. It taught me, at an early age, to not take life and all the good things that come with it for granted. This experience has lead me to join the NYC Chapter of the American Heart Association's Young Professionals Board, in hopes of assisiting an organization whose mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives.
Like me, there are many people in the world that live with heart disease. I walk because I know that with every step, I'm making a difference in someone's life. And when combined with a million other Heart Walk participants across the nation, we have an even greater impact toward curing heart disease and stroke.
I ask that you join us in whatever form you feel comfortable - by walking, running, donating or any way of participating.
Your donation will fund groundbreaking research that literally keeps hearts beating and helps people have longer, healthier lives.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
Andrew Gilmartin
