07/01/2025
🎉 We’re Proud to Support the Rudhira Heart Walk! ❤️
At Ember Media, we’re honored to work behind the scenes on this meaningful community event that’s all about heart health, healing, and hope.
🗓 Saturday, July 12, 2025
📍 Rudhira Heart & Vascular Institute | McAllen, TX
⏰ Walk begins at 7:00 AM | Check-in from 6:15–7:00 AM
💖 Join us for a 5K walk dedicated to raising awareness for cardiovascular disease and supporting local efforts to improve heart health in the Rio Grande Valley. Proceeds benefit the Rudhira Heart Foundation, founded by Dr. Swarnalatha Kanneganti, interventional cardiologist and passionate advocate for patient care in underserved communities.
✨ Highlights:
✔️ FREE T-shirts for the first 200 registrants
✔️ Refreshing infused waters
✔️ Local wellness vendors
✔️ Trophy ceremony for top 3 male, 3 female & 3 youth walkers
✔️ Special guest: McAllen Mayor Mr. Javier Villalobos
📝 Registration is just $20. Come walk with purpose, and help make a difference one step at a time!
🔗 Register at: https://tinyurl.com/RudhiraHeart
Rudhira Heart Walk – Saturday, July 12, 2025 | 7:00 AM
Join us for the Rudhira Heart Walk, a 5K community walk promoting heart health and wellness, hosted by Rudhira Heart & Vascular Institute and the Rudhira Heart Foundation.
“Rudhira Heart Foundation,” a For Cause, Charitable, Nonprofit Organization to help the poor and underprivileged. Our mission is to provide comprehensive cardiovascular care to eligible patients at state of the art facility free of cost and support their cardiovascular needs. All the funds raised will go to Rudhira Heart Foundation’s “Cardiovascular and Limb Salvage Programs.” Limb Salvage Program is aimed to prevent amputations in individuals with severe limb conditions. These programs aim to restore or improve blood flow, heal wounds, and ultimately preserve the functionality and mobility of a limb.
📍 Location:
Rudhira Heart & Vascular Institute
1900 S. Jackson Road, Ste. 3
McAllen, TX 78503
👟 Walk Details:
This is a non-timed 5K walk open to all ages. While there will be no bibs or finisher medals, we will recognize the top 3 male, female, and youth finishers with trophies.
🕕 Check-in: 6:15 AM – 7:00 AM
🏁 Walk Begins: 7:30 AM
🎽 Registration Fee: $20 (includes a free event t-shirt) for the first 200 registrants.
🎤 Special remarks from Dr. Swarnalatha Kanneganti, interventional cardiologist and founder of Rudhira Heart, and McAllen City Mayor Mr. Javier Villalobos, who will also present trophies after the walk.
💪 Pre-walk warm-ups and stretching will kick off before the walk begins.
🍎 After the Walk – Don’t Miss Out!
• Vendor market with protein shakes, fresh-squeezed juice, fruit toast, zucchini muffins, and energy bites by Re-Imagine
• Embassy Suites chefs preparing made-to-order omelets and a healthy food spread
• Live DJ with music to keep the energy high
• 200 free infused waters courtesy of Rudhira Heart
• Guided tours of Rudhira Heart & Vascular Institute – learn more about our cardiology services!
🚘 Note: Part of the parking lot will be sectioned off for Saturday morning clinics at adjacent physician offices.
🤝 Thank You to Our Partners & Sponsors:
Embassy Suites by Hilton, Akshaya Dance Academy, IARGV (India Association of Rio Grande Valley), GSRGV (Gujarati Samaj of Rio Grande Valley), South Texas College, Re-Imagine, and more!
👉 Register today and walk with us for a healthier South Texas! https://tinyurl.com/RudhiraHeart