MONTICELLO, NY — The 98.3 WSUL Heart-A-Thon will celebrate its 46th year on Friday, February 16 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Resorts World Catskills Epicenter; it will also be broadcast live on 98.3 WSUL.  

The event has raised over $3 million to date to fight heart disease.  

The Heart-A-Thon is supported by long-time sponsor the Sullivan Catskills Visitor’s Association, and by a committee of dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to raise funds every year.  

The Heart-A-Thon proceeds go into the Bold Gold Fund, which is managed by the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan Counties. From there it is distributed.

For a second year, the event will focus on three areas: prevention, education and treatment of heart disease in Sullivan County.

The following programs will benefit:

Prevention: 

Sullivan 180 Empowering a Healthier Generation and Healthiest Fire Department Challenge Turtle awards. These are grants for schools and fire departments that are actively making changes to improve the health of our youth and first responders.

Education: 

A Single Bite’s four-part Real Food Education Program. It teaches Sullivan County students to care about the food they eat and where it comes from and challenges them to make healthy choices when possible.

Steam Fund’s Full Steam Ahead with Healthy Habits initiative. It is designed to make a generational improvement in health using music, songwriting, mindfulness and movement—and provides children with tools to make healthier choices.

Treatment: 

Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills will receive funding to purchase state-of-the-art echocardiogram equipment.

“We are proud to continue the tradition of this amazing community effort, and are excited about how things have evolved from solely focusing on the treatment of heart disease to moving toward funding programs that help our local youth learn healthy habits in school,” said Dawn Ciorciari, general manager of Bold Gold Media. “This type of approach can create healthier lifestyles, and in the long run can make a positive impact on the health rankings of our county.”  

To learn more about the 98.3 WSUL Heart-A-Thon, visit wsul.com, or call Dawn Ciorciari, general manager, Bold Gold Media, at 845/794-9898 or email dciorciari@boldgoldmedia.com.