The crowd of 10,000 walkers gets ready to take off at the starting line before the Heart Walk begins.
The heart of the matter
Linda Pilkinton, the wife of a red cap survivor, Carolyn Word, and Gail Thompson, R.N., all faithful Dayani Center members, move toward the finish line.
Brent Lemonds and his daughter Anna Rachel.
The annual American Heart Association Heart Walk was held Sunday, Oct. 10 on the Vanderbilt campus. Approximately 10,000 walkers participated, raising $1.2 million. Of that, the Vanderbilt team raised about $225,000, with 1,300 walkers on the team. Jeff Kaplan was this year's team leader.
"The Nashville walk is the third largest in the country, behind Detroit and Seattle, thanks to Vanderbilt's outstanding support," said Brandi Broome, regional Heart Walk director with the American Heart Association.
The AHA funds more than $4 million of research projects at Vanderbilt.