VANCOUVER – On Sunday, September 25, the 2011 Ismaili Walk will celebrate its 20th anniversary and take place at Lumbermen’s Arch in Stanley Park at 11:00 a.m. This year’s Walk, in partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation, will help increase awareness of the risks of heart disease and stroke, and raise funds for the Foundation’s “Take the Pressure Down” campaign and for the HeartSmart Kids™ healthy lifestyle program
Last year, the Ismaili Walk raised over $300,000, and over $3.2M since inception.
“Our partnership with the Heart and Stroke Foundation is one which the Ismaili Muslim community is very proud of,” said Samira Alibhai, President of the Ismaili Council for British Columbia. “Partnerships such as these enable the Ismaili community to give back to fellow British Columbians and help create healthy communities.”
“We are thrilled to be working with the Ismaili Muslim community of British Columbia, in what has already been a fulfilling partnership,” said Diego Marchese, CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, BC & Yukon. “We thank the Ismaili community for the support of our organization, and for their continued dedication to the betterment of our community over the past 20 years through the Walk.”
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