The American Heart Association will hold the Lancaster Heart Walk on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Barnstormers' stadium, 650 N. Prince St., Lancaster. The event seeks to boost physical and mental health through healthy habits while supporting the American Heart Association's lifesaving mission.

Participants and teams are invited to celebrate heart and stroke survivors, raise lifesaving funds and encourage physical activity. Registration and the festivities will begin at 10 a.m., and the opening ceremony will commence at 11 a.m. hosted by WGAL's Lori Burkholder. The opening ceremonies will also feature a demonstration of Hands-Only CPR and the story of WGAL senior producer Ronda Keiser, who had a sudden cardiac arrest while at work in the newsroom. News director Eric Nazarenus performed CPR until emergency personnel arrived. In February 2020, Nazarenus was presented with the American Heart Association's Heartsaver Hero Award for his efforts.

The walk will kick off at 11:15 a.m. led by event co-chairs Dr. Ross Biggs and Dr. Zachary Huston of the Heart Group at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

To register, visit http://www.heart.org/lancasterwalk. Participants can also visit the aforementioned website to download the Heart Walk mobile app and encourage friends and family to join in via email or on social media.

The Lancaster Heart Walk is sponsored by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, UPMC and UPMC Health Plan, WellSpan Health, Eurofins, Woodstream Corporation and other local supporters.

The funds raised from the Lancaster Heart Walk will go toward research, advocacy, CPR training and efforts to promote better health in support of the association's 2024 Health Equity Impact Goal, reducing barriers to health care access and quality. To learn more, visit http://www.heart.org.