About 3,000 people dressed in red walked through downtown West Palm Beach this year for the American Heart Association Heart Walk, according to WPTV, which sponsored the event. The walk brings together heart disease and stroke survivors, families and supporters.
The event raised more than $1.4 million, a new fundraising record for the Heart Walk.
Among the teams was Team Blake, formed by the family of a young girl who has undergone multiple open-heart surgeries. Blake’s mother, Devin Aubrey, said her daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 14 months old, which put her heart into failure. Blake has a mechanical valve that will need to be replaced as she grows. Team Blake raised $10,000 this year, more than it raised last year.
WPTV’s Ashley Glass served as emcee, and WPTV’s Christy Waite reported on the family’s story.
