ADVISORY/Jellybean Thermometer Rises as Heart Walk Participants Bring in Pledges to Local Washington Mutual Branch; 'Mercury' Expected to Top $1 Million.City Desks/Assignment Desks ADVISORY...for Thursday Thursday: see week. (Sept. 18) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHAT/WHEN: Thursday, September 18; noon to 6 p.m.
Local team leads are taking their pledges for the upcoming
America Heart Walk to the bank -- literally.
On "Bank Day," pledges are to be collected as the
excitement mounts to see if King County will meet its most
ambitious walk goal ever -- $1 million!
WHO: Craig Tall, vice chair of Washington Mutual and corporate
chair of the King County American Heart Walk (and a
survivor of heart disease), will be helping to collect the
pledges.
WHERE: Washington Mutual Financial Center
2701 First Avenue (at Cedar) in Belltown, Seattle
Background: For the past three months, walkers have been collecting money in support of the King County American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of Heart Walk, which will be held on September 20 at Safeco Field • • [ . This year's event is expected to draw over 10,000 walkers who have collected a combined total of over $1 million. About Craig Tall At the age of 55, Craig was personally touched by heart disease as he unexpectedly underwent a six-way heart bypass surgery Bypass surgery A surgical procedure that grafts blood vessels onto arteries to reroute the blood flow around blockages in the arteries (arteriosclerosis). . A competitive rower, Tall has always enjoyed a healthy lifestyle and the news of his heart problem came as a complete surprise. As corporate chair of this year's event, Craig hopes to raise awareness of the warning signs associated with heart disease and to perhaps even save someone's life. About Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. With a history dating back to 1889, Washington Mutual is a retailer of financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. that provides a diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s line of products and services to consumers and small businesses. At June 30, 2003, Washington Mutual and its subsidiaries had consolidated assets of $283.20 billion. Washington Mutual currently operates more than 2,650 consumer banking, mortgage lending, commercial banking, consumer finance and financial services offices throughout the nation. Washington Mutual's press releases are available at www.wamu.com. |
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