Delaware AHA

SEE YOU SUNDAY! Join supporters, survivors, volunteers and community leaders at the Southern Delaware Heart Walk at Hudson Fields in Milton. Together, we're helping fund lifesaving research, expanding CPR education and creating healthier communities across Delaware.

SEE YOU SUNDAY! Join supporters, survivors, volunteers and community leaders at the Wilmington Heart Walk at Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park. Together, we're helping fund lifesaving research, expanding CPR education and creating healthier communities across Delaware.

❤️ We're excited to announce Paula Swain, executive director of the Incyte Charitable Giving Foundation, as chair of Delaware's 2027 Go Red for Women campaign!

🎉 Big news for Team Delaware! Welcome Brook Patterson Rowe, our new Executive Director for Delaware. ❤️ With 20+ years of nonprofit leadership experience, Brook brings a passion for building partnerships and driving impact. Join us in welcoming her to the Heart family!

This September, we remember the lives lost on Sept. 11 and honor the courage, compassion and resilience that followed. Carry that spirit forward through service and community action. Learn more and get involved: heart.org/en/volunteer/911-r…

❤️ 6 hospitals in DE have been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® program. Congrats to Bayhealth Kent General, Bayhealth Sussex, Beebe Healthcare, ChristianaCare, Saint Francis Hospital, & TidalHealth Nanticoke on this achievement.

We're proud to celebrate the launch of a new blood pressure kiosk at Maranatha Life Changing Church in Dover! ❤️ A heartfelt thank you to the leadership of Maranatha Life Changing Church for their commitment to making this life-saving resource available to the community.

Heart Walk Coaches: Don't miss your Early Bird gift! Register your 2026 Wilmington Heart Walk team by August 2 or your 2026 Southern Heart Walk team by August 9 and receive a Heart Walk Coach's Blanket as the official 2026 Early Bird Bonus Gift!

In July, the Delaware Hypertension Control Network welcomed Dr. William Lynch, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Jefferson Health & Adjunct Faculty at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Join us at our next meeting in Sept.! Questions? Contact [email protected]

❤️ Way to go, Delaware! Congratulations to our Top Kids Heart Challenge Fundraising Schools. Your outstanding support of the American Heart Association is helping save and improve lives while inspiring the next generation of heart heroes!

The American Heart Association is proud to announce Drew DiFonzo, vice president of operations, TKo Hospitality, as the 2026 Southern Delaware Heart Walk Chair. Join this fall to be part of a movement that's helping save lives. Learn more and register at heart.org/southerndewalk.

To our incredible American Heart Association volunteers: Your compassion, passion, and commitment are the foundation of 100 years of lifesaving impact. We couldn’t do this without you! #NVW #VolunteerswithHeart #AHABoldHearts

Momentum matters. We’re excited to welcome back Dustin McFarland, CEO, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Middletown, as our 2026 Wilmington Heart Walk Chair for a second year of leadership and impact!

Regular physical activity — including walking — supports a healthier heart, mind and body. Thank you, @MattMeyerDE , for reinforcing the importance of physical activity and healthy communities by proclaiming April 1 as #NationalWalkingDay in Delaware!

Save the date for the 2026 Delaware Go Red for Women event: May 15 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. Go Red for Women is where community and connection meet action for the women in our lives. Together, let’s transform women’s heart health. spr.ly/6015B6ZwD9 ❤️

This month’s Delaware Hypertension Control Network meeting featured Dr. Thomas Allen as our spotlight speaker. Dr. Allen, is a participant in the Healthy Smiles Healthy Hearts Learning Collaborative, To learn more about the Delaware HCN, contact [email protected]

Meet the heart behind the mission ❤️ Yinka, our Community Impact Manager, has spent the past 3.5 years helping bring lifesaving programs and resources to communities across Delaware. We’re grateful for the energy, heart and dedication Yinka brings to our mission every day

Meet Whitney, our Government Relations Director — and resident policy translator. ⚖️ This is the heart behind advocacy — and we’re lucky to have her leading the charge ❤️

Meet Shyla, Development Coordinator for our Go Red for Women and Southern Delawarwe Heart Walk campaigns! Her work is deeply personal. We are proud to have her passion and purpose driving this work forward every day. Stick around for more staff highlights!

As the sun sets on Heart Month 2026, we want to say THANK YOU to our supporters and to the Delaware community who continue to push the American Heart Association’s mission forward. The impact made this month would not be possible without you.