Tigers never miss a beat!
September 19, 2016
Ready… Set… Go! The Tiger Battalion staff didn’t miss a beat starting this school year…a heartbeat that is.
August 13 was the American Heart Association’s 18th Annual Heart Walk. The American Heart Association’s mission is to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The Heart Walk encourages others to take steps to living a stronger, healthier life. The Oahu Heart Walk offers two routes, including a 1-mile survivor route around Kapiolani Park and a 4.5 mile route around Diamond Head Walk. Cardiovascular disease and stroke are Hawaii’s two leading causes of death.
The goal was to raise $550,000, and the walk managed to raise over $561,000. More than 5,000 Oahu residents participated in our local Heart Walk at Kapiolani Park.
The Tiger Battalion staff always start the year off by volunteering at the Heart Walk. “I almost got a frostbite from putting my arms in the ice water, but it was worth it” said Rachel Williams, JROTC Communications Technology Officer. Volunteering at the Heart Walk was a chance for the Tiger Battalion staff members to get to know each other, and work as a team. Other cadets were able to come, and help pass out water to those who crossed the finish line. “It was nice passing out water to people ,and Subway gave us free sandwiches at the end” said Dezmar Martin, Command Sergeants Major.
The Tiger Battalion, with the assistance of Pohokela, will conduct McKinley’s Going Green Recycling Day on September 17. They assisted the people of Hawaii getting healthy at the heart walk, and now they want to help the earth get healthy by recycling.
jamie dela cruz • Dec 19, 2016 at 10:01 AM
I do feel bad for not going to this when i said i was going, I know i practically lied about it, but next year i for sure will go since its’ my last year. Since i have been in JROTC for like the past two years, I know my duties of when to go and not to go to do these free hands on activities. I know for sure that my fellow tiger battalion fam had a great time enjoying themselves while i had to work :'(. But YEE to my JROTC tiger fam, i’m glad to have these guys with me, because if i never joined JROTC, then i wouldn’t know who to be with.
Richelle Villaruel • Oct 6, 2016 at 9:14 AM
I love it 😀 but a very tiring morning….. woke up at 4:00 am for the heart walk XP