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| Michael Bolen |
Newport Beach, CA – Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1
and No. 4 killers in America. The employees at McCarthy Building Companies are
trying to change these overwhelming statistics by leading the charge in the
fight against cardiovascular disease.
As the top fundraiser for the American Heart Association’s (AHA)
2013 Orange County Heart Walk, approximately 140 employees from McCarthy’s
Southern California Division raised a total of $74,710 for the walk.
Joel Nasers,
senior preconstruction director for McCarthy, personally raised $31,700 in
donations and is the event’s top individual fundraiser.
A record total of $1.6 million was raised at this year’s
Orange County Heart Walk on February 3, 2013. Approximately 3,000 people
participated in the annual 5k which was held for the first time at Disneyland®
Resort in Anaheim.
Now in its 32nd year, the Orange County Heart Walk is an
annual event that brings the community together to help achieve the AHA’s 2020
impact goal of improving the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20
percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke by 20
percent.
McCarthy is one of
the largest commercial construction companies in the U.S. and is a strong
supporter of AHA efforts in Orange County and nationwide.
Since 2004, the firm’s Southern California Division in
Newport Beach has been actively involved in the AHA Orange County Heart Walk,
lending volunteer support and raising more than $626,000 for the cause. Michael
Bolen, McCarthy Building Companies CEO is Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Orange County Division AHA and is also the Co-Chairman, OC Heart
Walk 2012-2013.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Laura Mickelson (LM Communications)
(949) 453-0851
Susan Garritano (McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.)
(314) 968-3300
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