For Immediate Release
May 26, 2016
Challenge Accepted; 4th Annual Heart Breaker Challenge set to take place Saturday

WHAT:
Over 1,200 participants are set to take the challenge at the 4th annual Heart Breaker event taking place this Saturday at Malden Park. This year's Challenge features 15 obstacles over a 6 km course, promising a muddy and fun experience for all. 

The motto "get fit, get dirty, give back" captures the Heart Breaker experience. As an untimed event, Heart Breaker is a fun event for individuals of all fitness levels. One hundred per cent of the proceeds from the event stay local benefitting the Cardiac Wellness Centre and Pulmonary Rehab Programs at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare (HDGH). Since its debut year in 2013, the Heart Breaker Challenge raised over $200,000 for the two programs.

WHEN:
Saturday, May 28 , 2016
Gates open at 1:00 pm
First wave at 2:20 pm - HDGH President and CEO, Janice Kaffer and Barry        Fowler, Fowler Financial to participate in this wave
Last wave at 4:20 pm

WHERE:
Malden Park, 4300 Matchette Road, Windsor, ON


CONTACT:
Bill Marra, Vice-President, External Affairs, Innovation and Philanthropy Executive Director, Changing Lives Together Foundation, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare at (519) 919-0033

For more information visit www.heartbreakerchallenge.com or like the Heart Breaker Challenge Facebook page www.facebook.com/heartbreakerchallenge
About Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare

Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare is a premium healthcare centre offering Rehabilitation Services; Specialized Mental Health & Addictions; Complex Medical and Palliative Care; and Children and Youth Mental Health Services. HDGH has a unique blended model of specialized inpatient beds; outpatient residential beds; as well as outpatient and community services. 

The Cardiac Wellness Program is a 6 month medically managed cardiac rehabilitation program that assists participants following a cardiac event. The Program consists of twice weekly supervised exercise sessions, 6 mandatory education classes, and individual counseling sessions with specific members of the interdisciplinary team when appropriate. The program supports 500 participants annually. In February we held a grand opening of 9,900 square feet new facility. All made possible through donor dollars.
 
The interdisciplinary team also offers a Pulmonary Rehab Program, a 16 week program that assists people after being diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Through three weekly exercise sessions and an educational component, the program aims to maintain or improve exercise tolerance and quality of life for participants, as well as reduce dyspnea and hospital readmission rates.


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