GMIT student wins multiple national awards for heart disease research

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SUNSHINE Coast supporters will join hundreds across Australia on Sunday, September 8, for the HeartKids Two Feet and A Heartbeat Charity Walk. Walkers will head out from Norrie Job Memorial Park at Coolum at 10. 15am, following registration at 9am. HeartKids Two Feet and A Heartbeat is a charity fundraising walk in support of children affected by congenital or acquired heart disease. Participants can either walk 4km in honour of the four Australian lives lost to congenital heart disease every week, or 8km in recognition of the eight babies born with congenital congenital heart disease in children heart disease every day. The annual charity walk is an opportunity for the local community to unite in support for HeartKids and their families. It is also an opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to congenital or acquired heart disease, affectionately referred to as Heart Angels. The Coolum tribute to Heart Angels will start just before the walk at 10am. Two Feet and A Heartbeat will take place at more than 25 locations nationally, in capital cities and regional areas, with the goal of achieving 4000 people walking together.

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