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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/strong>
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\nMichelle Bailey \u2013 The Links, Incorporated
\n202-491-4872 | michellebailey@michellebaileymedia.com<\/a><\/div>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 October 4, 2019 \u2013The Links, Incorporated hosted it\u2019s 24th<\/span>\u00a0Annual National Walk-A-Thon, \u201cWalk For Healthy Living,\u201d<\/em><\/strong> on Saturday, September 28, 2019. More than 132 chapters across the country participated in these free and fun walks, bringing together thousands of family, friends and community members to walk for improved health and wellness. This event is part of the organization’s HeartLinks signature program, which focuses on taking an aggressive stance against heart disease, a condition that disproportionately affects the African-American community.<\/p>\n

The nation\u2019s capital, where The Links, Incorporated\u2019s national headquarters is located, was a key location for this year\u2019s walk, combining the efforts of\u00a0 eighteen (18) Links chapters across Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia (DMV). The Links, Incorporated\u2019s national president Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, PhD <\/strong>led the charge for #LinksOnTheMove at Hains Point in East Potomac Park, where more than 500 people participated. \u201cTo see this event grow to what it is has is truly amazing,\u201d Dr. Jeffries Leonard said during her pre-walk program remarks. \u201cWe have an opportunity to make a difference\u2026walk today, walk tomorrow, continue to walk because cardiovascular disease continues to be the number one killer among African-American women.\u201d Muriel Bowser, the mayor of Washington, D.C., echoed those sentiments. \u201cKeep walking\u2026to keep ourselves healthy, to keep our kids healthy, to keep our men healthy\u2026so we can take advantage of the richness of our cities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Proud partners of this year\u2019s \u201cWalk For Healthy Living\u201d Walk-A-Thon include The American Heart Association Greater Washington Region, The American Heart Association Greater Baltimore Region, the American Cancer Society, Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA), and the National Medical Association (NMA).<\/p>\n

ABOUT \u201cWALK FOR HEALTHY LIVING\u201d <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of the HeartLinks signature program, The Links launched its first national walk-a-thon in September 1995 in New York City, with 267 chapters hosting a local walk-a-thon on Saturday, September 30. The goal of Walk for Healthy Living is to promote walking as a healthy pastime, challenge the community and Links members to take 10,000 steps daily, \u00a0and encourage Link members to improve their health and that of their families and communities. Links walk-a-thons are sponsored by Links chapters throughout communities nationwide during the last weekend in September.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE LINKS, INCORPORATED<\/u><\/strong>
\nThe Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1946. The membership consists of more than 16,000 professional women of color in 288 chapters located in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Bahamas and the United Kingdom. It is one of the nation\u2019s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of extraordinary women who are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African Americans and other persons of African ancestry. Links members<\/p>\n

contribute more than 1 million documented hours of community service annually \u2014 strengthening their communities and enhancing the nation. For more information, visit www.linksinc.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20344,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[28,27,29],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Links, Incorporated Host 24th Annual National Walk-A-Thon: Inspire Communities of Color to Take Control of Their Health Through Walking - LinksInc.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/linksinc.org\/24-annual-walk-a-thon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Links, Incorporated Host 24th Annual National Walk-A-Thon: Inspire Communities of Color to Take Control of Their Health Through Walking - 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