NORTH AUGUSTA – Walkers took to the streets of North Augusta Friday to help raise nearly a half million dollars in the effort to fight cardiovascular disease through the CSRA Heart Walk.
“Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, continues to place the highest burden on our nation’s health and economy, and it’s projected to get worse,” according to the American Heart Association website. “Currently, almost half of American adults (more than 121 million) suffer from CVD; CVD was the primary cause of over 30% of all U.S. deaths 2016; Over 2,300 in the US die from CVD each day—1 death every 38 seconds.”
More than $426,000 was raised locally of March 29, according to the website.
Top teams included Savannah River Nuclear Solution with $95,686.44; Savannah River Mission Completion with $40,136.28; Battelle Savannah River Alliance with $22,476.71; Piedmont Augusta with $18,336.09; and SRP Federal Credit Union with $15,288.89.
Top individuals were JC Epting with $17,357.91; and Casey Williams with $17,107.30.
Augusta Good News’ photographer Mike Adams is a veteran photographer who has won multiple South Carolina and Georgia Press Association Awards in his career including eight in 2024 for Augusta Good News. He’s photographed for multiple news outlets including The Augusta Chronicle and the Aiken Standard.
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