RUMFORD — The Rumford Heart Walk organizing committee is now accepting nominations for the 2011 American Heart Association Lifestyle Change Award until Monday, Sept. 12.

This year’s Heart Walk will be held Sept. 18 at Hosmer Field.

The nominee does not have to be someone who has heart disease. The nominee can be young or old, female or male. In addition to nutrition and exercise changes, the nominee may have quit tobacco or other unhealthy habits.

Lifestyle Change nomination forms can be obtained from Sandy Witas (364-7408) at the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition on River Street or in the Rumford Hospital lobby.

Sept. 18 the Heart Walk begins with registration and a complimentary breakfast sponsored by Hannaford at 8 a.m. There’ll be ZUMBA warmups and opportunities to showcase pets through the Pet Challenge. (Dogs and cats vie to see who can raise the most money for the Heart Walk.)

The walk itself begins at 9 a.m. There will be one-, two- and four-mile walk options. Participants can walk as an individual or as a family, join one of the existing teams or organize their own team at work.

Teams participating this year are: Becky’s Heart Beats, a friends and family team; Community Energy; Franklin Savings Bank; Med-Care; Oxford Federal Credit Union; Region 9; River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition; River Valley Internal Medicine; Rumford Hospital; Victoria Villa; Young Marines and Sykes from Wilton. Call Jane Bubar at 369-1143 for more information or the phone numbers to join a team.

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