On Saturday, April 9th, the Washington Wizards basketball team hosted the American Heart Association, as well as Zumba Dance enthusiasts, for a "Party Hearty" Zumba-thon fundraiser, which benefited the AHA. Before and during the basketball game, American Heart Association volunteers, including myself and Lauren Yee, Miss Teen China International, manned the heart booth in the concourse of the Verizon Center. We distributed vital information about heart health, heart disease, and stroke to the fans and listened to some touching stories from individuals who had been impacted by heart disease and stroke themselves. It is amazing to hear some of the stories of those who have been touched by heart disease. It reinforces that heart disease touches everyone in some way.
At half-time, the Zumba dancers took to the court to preform an exciting, upbeat Zumba routine for the entire audience! Zumba, an exercise which incorporates dance and aerobics into a fun, party-like workout, is an official partner of the American Heart Association and produces Zumba-thon fundraisers for the AHA often. The American Heart Association also has a partnership with the NBA, who truly made the event not only possible, but a huge success! We would also like to thank Monumental Sports and Entertainment for organizing this fabulous fundraising event.
I always feel that if I am able to share with one person the importance of heart health, then I have accomplished what I set out to do for the day, however, thanks to the NBA, the Washington Wizards, Monumental Sports and Entertainment, and- of course- Zumba, I feel that this event shared the importance of heart health with thousands of people, potentially saving hundreds, or even thousands of lives. For this, we should all be both excited and proud.
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Clips from the Zumba halftime show:
~Juliana
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