Let’s hear it for Team Harvard Investments, which collaborated with Team Estrella to truly give from the heart by raising $20,525, the most among the 70 companies whose employees turned up on a brisk fall morning to support a great cause, the 2024 West Valley Heart Walk at the City of Goodyear Civic Square.
Team Estrella also led the Top 5 teams list – among 150 total – with $12,751 raised. Team Harvard Investments was No. 5 with $7,304 raised. Harvard Investments President Tim Brislin, a West Valley Heart Walk Executive Leadership Team member, raised $7,304, the biggest total among the 1,957 walkers.
Tim, captain of Team Harvard Investments, said that the culture of philanthropy starts with The Hill Companies, the 121-year-old, family-run business based in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. It owns a diverse portfolio of companies. Harvard Investments operates as the U.S. real estate arm.
“We are proud to partner with events such as the West Valley Heart Walk that directly affect the communities in which we are stakeholders,” Tim said. “The Hills have built their legacy through giving back in a variety of ways to their community.”
Harvard Investments also volunteered at the 2024 Valley Partnership Community Project, which this year benefitted the Sojourner Center, one of the largest and longest-running domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking shelters in the U.S. Brislin is a past chair of Valley Partnership and a member of its board of directors.
Participating in the West Valley Heart Walk was about coming together, getting hearts pumping, honoring survivors, raising lifesaving funds, and having fun along the way. Bold moves, and dedicated researchers and volunteers, have resulted in significant medical advancements for more than 100 years as the American Heart Association forges ahead into the organization’s second century.
“Being a big part of the West Valley and the City of Goodyear, this was very special for our team,” said Jeff Zimmerman, Vice President of Development for Estrella Development Company and captain of Team Estrella. “Seeing the tremendous turnout for a great cause was incredible.”
