Auburn hosts American Heart Association National Walking Day on Wednesday

The community is invited to join Auburn-area businesses for National Walking Day on Wednesday, April 2 in downtown.

March 12, 2014 1:38 pm
Auburn organizations and businesses are joining the effort on April 2. The community is invited to come along.
Auburn organizations and businesses are joining the effort on April 2. The community is invited to come along.

For the Reporter

The community is invited to join Auburn-area businesses for National Walking Day on Wednesday in downtown.

Participants will meet at the Auburn City Hall Plaza, 25 W. Main St., anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for a 30-minute walk. A walking map and water will be provided. Come rain or shine, walkers can go on their own or join a group hosted by Auburn Valley YMCA’s Fitness Staff.

Some restaurants will offer healthy dine-in or take-out options and some businesses will have special promotions for the day.

Sign up today at pugetsoundheartwalk.org and be entered in an American Heart Association drawing for prizes. Free pedometers will be given to the first 500 walkers compliments of Valley Medical Center.

Auburn Downtown Association, Auburn Tourism Board, Auburn Valley YMCA, MultiCare, Auburn Area Chamber of Commerce, and the American Heart Association present the event.

For more information, call Laura Westergard of the Auburn Downtown Association at 253-939-3982 or Amy Jahn of the Auburn Valley Y at 253-875-7557.