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Happy Heart Weekend is just around the corner, May 12 to 14, and Mayo volunteers are gearing up to paint their town red with happy hearts to help raise vital funds for the Irish Heart Foundation.

One in four (25 per cent) stroke deaths in County Mayo could be averted thanks to a major national programme to improve acute services – but only if more people know the FAST warning signs of stroke and the need for emergency treatment in the wake of an attack. The findings were released by the Irish Heart Foundation at the launch of the first ever National Stroke Week, supported by Covidien, a leading global healthcare products company.

The new Athlone Nutrition Clinic will be on hand to offer nutrition and lifestyle advice at The Irish Heart Foundation’s first National Stroke Week awareness evening in The Shamrock Lodge Hotel on Monday March 28 from 6pm.

GMIT Students' Union RAG Week which ran without incident last month raised a total of approximately €10,000 for Serve, Aware, Special Olympics West, and the Irish Heart Foundation with more funds yet to come.

Roscommon Sports Partnership and the Irish Sports Council have linked up with RTE’s Operation Transformation to transform the masses - by holding a ‘National Walk Day’.

The Irish Heart Foundation calls on the people of Kilkenny to take part in RTE’ s Operation Transformation National Walk Day next Saturday January 15, being organised by the Irish Sports Council’s Local Sports Partnerships.

Galwegians are being encouraged to join Ronan Scully, Galway's representative in this year’s Operation Transformation programme for a ‘Walk on the Prom’ this weekend.

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging everyone to get the New Year off to a good start by volunteering with heart to mark the European Year of Volunteering 2011. The national charity fighting heart disease and stroke depends hugely on the generosity of volunteers all over Ireland who give up their time to carry out church gate collections throughout the year, sell happy hearts in May or organise their own fundraising events.

The first meeting of the Mayo Stroke Support Group will take place at 2pm on Thursday November 18 in the Newman Institute, Ballina.

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