Veterans Park was filled Saturday with attendees for the Milwaukee American Heart Association’s Wisconsin Heart and Stroke Walk, to raise funds to advance life-saving research, increase CPR education and shoot for equitable health for everyone.
Some decided to run in the 5k, which had a $45 entry fee, but once the runners crossed that finish line, they got a finisher medal.
The walk did not have a registration fee and began a little over an hour after the run.
On top of a Kid’s Zone, a Survivor Area, music and all sorts of fun, pets were allowed to attend, too!
Chad JorgensonThe event featured several speakers like the event chair Tom Westrick, the featured survivor of a heart-related illness Matt Pemberton and Cyreia Sandlin of WISN12 to emcee.
Ordinary, everyday tasks alert many to heart-related illnesses, and Pemberton is no different. He was shoveling snow back in 2020 when, all-of-a-sudden, he felt a shortness of breath, according to a release.